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.
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