Acknowledgments
Introduction: Melancholy and Fatal Calamities
1. Encountering Hurricanes
2. "A Conspiracy of the Winds"
3. Weathering the Storms
4. Chaotic and Scarce Times
5. Building for Disaster
6. Sympathy in Distress
7. The Politics of Public Relief
Conclusion: Beyond 1783
Appendix
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index
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