Campaigns And Hurricanes

Author : John M. Hilpert,Zachary M. Hilpert
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496816498

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Campaigns and Hurricanes by John M. Hilpert,Zachary M. Hilpert Pdf

When William McKinley traveled to Mississippi in 1901, he became the first US president to visit the state while in office. Though twenty-four men served as president prior to McKinley, none of them included Mississippi in their travel plans. Presidents in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have a better record of visiting Mississippi. There were forty-five presidential trips to the state between 1901 and 2016. Thirty-three communities hosted one or more of the sixty-nine stops the presidents made during those visits. George W. Bush is the unrivaled champion when it comes to the number and frequency of presidential visits. During eight years in office, he visited Mississippi nineteen times, fourteen of those during the state's recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Campaigns and Hurricanes: A History of Presidential Visits to Mississippi traces the presidential visits from William McKinley to Barack Obama and sets each visit into its historical context. Readers will learn that of the forty-five visits made to Mississippi by sitting presidents, eighteen were for disaster recovery, eleven were to campaign, eight were in support of policy proposals, three were purely recreational, and five had singular purposes--for example, university commencement ceremonies or military inspections. Mixed in the history of these visits are anecdotes and discussions of issues, trends, politics, and the people shaping the moments that brought US presidents to Mississippi.

Author : Fernanda Melchor
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811228046

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Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Pdf

The English-language debut of one of the most thrilling and accomplished young Mexican writers Winner of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute's Tanslation Prize Longlisted for the National Book Award Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Winner of the Internationaler Literaturpreis New York Public Library Best Books of 2020 Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2020 The Witch is dead. And the discovery of her corpse has the whole village investigating the murder. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering on new details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters—inners whom most people would write off as irredeemable—forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village. Like Roberto Bolano’s 2666 or Faulkner’s novels, Hurricane Season takes place in a world saturated with mythology and violence—real violence, the kind that seeps into the soil, poisoning everything around: it’s a world that becomes more and more terrifying the deeper you explore it.

Author : Joseph Paul André Michel Lavigne,James F. (James Francis) Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 2980687928

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Hurricanes Over the Sands by Joseph Paul André Michel Lavigne,James F. (James Francis) Edwards Pdf

Author : Matthew Mulcahy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801898976

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Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 by Matthew Mulcahy Pdf

Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quickly became the most feared part of their physical environment, destroying staple crops and provisions, leveling plantations and towns, disrupting shipping and trade, and resulting in major economic losses for planters and widespread privation for slaves. In this study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 provides a useful new perspective on several topics including colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity. By integrating the West Indies into the larger story of British Atlantic colonization, Mulcahy's work contributes to early American history, Atlantic history, environmental history, and the growing field of disaster studies.

Author : Adrian Stewart
Publisher : Pen and Sword Aviation
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526788719

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Hurricanes in Action Worldwide! by Adrian Stewart Pdf

The Hawker Hurricane was the RAF’s most valuable fighter asset in the Second World War, yet even today is relatively under-appreciated by the general public. Yet from the early months of the war it was the single engine fighter most often encountered by the Luftwaffe and during the Battle of Britain it made 80% of the successful interdictions of enemy formations. As this superbly researched book written by a leading authority on the air war reveals, this was only the start of the Hurricane’s war service. Its reliability and versatility ensured that variants saw action in more war theaters worldwide than any other fighter. Indeed, as the RAF’s Official History recalls ‘Everywhere the Ubiquitous Hurricane was to be seen’. This book follows the ‘Hurri’ to Russia, Malta, North Africa and as far afield as Burma, Sumatra and Java. Seaborne versions fought in the Battle of the Atlantic and defended the Mediterranean convoys. In the ground attack role Hurricane fighter bombers made countless sweeps over occupied Europe. Pilots’ first-hand accounts supplement the text. Readers are left in no doubt as to the massive contribution that the Hurricane made to ultimate victory.

Author : Wayne Neely
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781475949261

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The Great Hurricane of 1780 by Wayne Neely Pdf

The Great Hurricane of 1780, also known as Hurricane San Calixto II, is one of the most powerful and deadliest North Atlantic hurricanes on record. Often regarded as a cataclysmic hurricane, the storm's worst effects were experienced on October 10, 1780. In The Great Hurricane of 1780, author Wayne Neely chronicles the chaos and destruction it brought to the Caribbean. This storm was likely generated in the mid Atlantic, not far from the equator; it was first felt in Barbados, where just about every tree and house on the island was blown down. The storm passed through the Lesser Antilles and a small portion of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean between October 10 and October 16 of 1780.Because the storm hit several of the most populous islands in the Caribbean, the death toll was very high. The official death toll was approximately 22,000 people but some historians have put the death toll as high as 27,500. Specifics on the hurricane's track and strength are unclear since the official North Atlantic hurricane database only goes back as far as 1851. Even so, it is a fact that this hurricane had a tremendous impact on economies in the Caribbean and parts of North America, and perhaps also played a major role in the outcome of the American Revolution. This thoroughly researched history considers the intense storm and its aftermath, offering an exploration of an important historical weather event that has been neglected in previous study.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Coasts
ISBN : UCR:31210024867002

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Preparing for Hurricanes and Coastal Flooding by Anonim Pdf

Author : Adrian Stewart
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800325319

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Hurricane by Adrian Stewart Pdf

The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft – and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World War The Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort. Widely remembered in its fighter role and unjustly left in the shade of the Spitfire, the Hurricane’s role was varied and pivotal: as a fighter, fighter-bomber, anti-tank aircraft and used at sea. Nor was its theatre of operations any less wide: it saw action in France from the beginning of the Phoney War to the outbreak of the Blitzkrieg, in the Battle of Britain, and then as far afield as Russia, Sumatra and Madagascar. In this intensely readable, spirited and classic account, Adrian Stewart describes all the Hurricane’s roles, adventures and achievements. He recounts the exploits of the aircraft’s outstanding pilots who contributed so much towards mastery of the skies and eventual victory. Perfect for readers of John Nichol’s Spitfire and Lancaster.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : PURD:32754076785421

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Getting Ready for the 2006 Hurricane Season by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050437776

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Getting Ready for The 2006 Hurricane Season, Serial No. 109-157, May 24, 2006, 109-2 Hearing, * by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : UOM:39015032451679

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Hurricane Andrew by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul L. Jones (au)
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1422305813

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Public Service Announcement Campaigns by Paul L. Jones (au) Pdf

Government-sponsored public service announcement (PSA) campaigns are prepackaged messages generally placed for free through various media to promote designated gov't. activities, programs, or services. Although PSAs may be placed for free, PSA campaigns may still incur financial obligations for production. This report provides detailed information on PSA campaigns for the seven Federal departments with the highest obligations for public relations & advertising in FY 2003 -- Commerce, Defense, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior, Treasury, & Veterans Affairs -- as reported in a governmentwide Federal procurement data system. Charts & tables.

Author : United States. National Weather Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Hurricane Marilyn, 1995
ISBN : UCR:31210023595844

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Hurricane Marilyn, September 15-16, 1995 by United States. National Weather Service Pdf

Author : Martyn Chorlton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966038

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Hawker Hurricane Mk I–V by Martyn Chorlton Pdf

At the outbreak of World War II, only 111 Squadron and a handful of others were equipped with the Hurricane. Thanks to sudden massive orders and a well-organized Hawker sub-contracting production to Gloster and General Aircraft, more squadrons rapidly became operational. Cutting their teeth during the Battle of France, it was during the Battle of Britain that the type excelled and came to form the backbone of Fighter Command. While the Hurricane was steadily overtaken by the Spitfire in the fighter defence role, it remained the fighter of choice in North Africa and the Far East. Despite a large number being shot down in these far-flung conflicts, many received hasty repairs and returned to the fray while more fragile designs were permanently grounded. The Hurricane may not have been the prettiest or, the best-performing aircraft but, as Francis Mason stated: 'The Royal Air Force was glad to get the Spitfire...it had to have the Hurricane!'

Author : Jennifer J. Wilson,James P. Travers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788130731

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Hurricane Andrew: South Florida and Louisiana, August 23-26, 1992 by Jennifer J. Wilson,James P. Travers Pdf

Prepared by the National Weather Service (NWS) after weeks of interviews & visits to the damaged areas with Federal, state, & local officials, & citizens in FL & LA. It assesses NWS's performance & recommends where improvements are needed. Contents: summary of preparedness actions; NWS contingency planning & backup arrangements; summary of NWS watches, warnings, & advisories; summary of information & warning services & response actions by emergency management & media; public response; processing, interpretation, & dissemination of NWS information. Illustrated.