Cold Welcome
Cundill History Prize FinalistLongman-History Today Prize Finalist "Meticulous environmental-historical detective work." --Times Literary SupplementWhen Europeans first arrived in North America, they…
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Cundill History Prize FinalistLongman-History Today Prize Finalist "Meticulous environmental-historical detective work." --Times Literary SupplementWhen Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia. The effects of this climactic upheaval were stark and unpredictable: blizzards and deep freezes, droughts and famines, winters in which everything froze, even the Rio Grande. A Cold Welcome tells the story of this crucial period, taking us from Europe's earliest expeditions in unfamiliar landscapes to the perilous first winters in Quebec and Jamestown. As we confront our own uncertain future, it offers a powerful reminder of the unexpected risks of an unpredictable climate. "A remarkable journey through the complex impacts of the