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Author Hancock, Jonathan Todd, author.

Title Convulsed states : earthquakes, prophecy, and the remaking of early America / Jonathan Todd Hancock.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) : illustrations, maps
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a broad cast of thinkers struggled to explain these seemingly unprecedented natural phenomena. They summoned a range of traditions of inquiry into the natural world and drew connections among signs of environmental, spiritual, and political disorder on the cusp of the War of 1812. Drawn from extensive archival research, Convulsed States probes their interpretations to offer insights into revivalism, nation remaking, and the relationship between religious and political authority across Native nations and the United States in the early nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Earthquakes -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Earthquakes.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.
Indians of North America -- Government relations.
Chronological Term 1789-1869
Subject Nation-building -- United States.
Nation-building.
United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Religion -- 19th century.
Religion.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Chronological Term 1789-1899
Genre/Form History.
Other Form: Print version: Hancock, Jonathan Todd. Convulsed states. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021] 9781469662176 (DLC) 2020038670 (OCoLC)1193557958
ISBN 9781469662206 (electronic book)
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9781469662183 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1469662183 (paperback ; alkaline paper)