American Association for State and Local History book series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The past as context -- Creating a place -- The power of place -- Sharing the story -- Making connections -- Contemplating change -- The call of wildness -- Sustaining the future -- Touring a culture -- A wonderful place -- Under construction.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-261) and index.
Contents
Chapters: Pennsylvania landscape and climate --- Pennsylvania weathers many climates --- Pennsylvania weather watchers --- Great winter storms --- Cold waves --- Heat waves --- Thunderstorms and damaging windstorms --- Tornadoes and whirlwinds --- Floods and droughts --- Tropical storms and hurricanes --- Other natural events --- Appendices with Pennsylvania weather data
Summary
"Meteorologist Ben Gelber reports on noteworthy weather happenings by category (snowstorms, rainstorms, cold and heat waves, thunderstorms, and tropical storms) and places them in historical context. Throughout the book, Gelber clearly defines meteorological terms and explains what creates weather events. The book features appendices and tables containing useful references for average temperatures, precipitation, snowfall, and climate data. It also provides a brief history of the weather watchers who contributed to the state's meteorological records since the late eighteenth century." [from Amazon.com]
"May God have mercy on the deeply affected congregation" : the divisive 1825 language dispute at Lancaster's Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
