Convulsed States
Convulsed States The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. They summoned a range of traditions of inquiry…
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Convulsed States
The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. 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. 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.
With a compelling narrative and rigorous comparative analysis, Jonathan Todd Hancock uses the earthquakes 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.
Convulsed States
Authoritarian States
Shattered States
Ego States
Voluminous States
Nervous States
Healing States
States and Citizens
Baltic States
Altered States
States of Emergency