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Description edit
This is the untold story of the catastrophic heat-wave that brought Gilded Age New York to its knees - and kick-started the career of Theodore Roosevelt. The New York heat wave of August 1896 was the worst of the era, killing close to 1,500 people over ten days of suffocating, unrelenting... read more
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Characters/People edit
- William Jennings Bryan: Add a description of this character.
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Mckinley
- Mark Hanna
- Lincoln
- Cockran
- Mary Bryan
- Wilson
- Collis
- Platt
- Morton
- Parker
- Sibley
- Arthur Sewall
- Jerry
- Dunn
- Draper
- Giblin
- Kupfer
- Raines
- Campbell
- Martin
- William St. John
- Jacob Riis
- Mary Ellen
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Chicago
- Madison Square Garden
- Lower Manhattan
- Canton
- America
- Ohio
- Nebraska
- Lower East Side
- Illinois
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Tammany
- New Jersey
- Long Island
- Washington
- Pittsburgh
- St. Louis
- Pennsylvania
- Iowa
- Coney Island
- Hudson
- Maine
- Bellevue Hospital
- Ireland
- North Dakota
- Mississippi
- France
- Missouri
- Jersey City
- Germany
- Philadelphia
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward P. Kohn (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 974.7104
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Mid-Atlantic
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Gilded Age
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Meteorology
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Natural Disasters
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Weather
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