Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt

The Historic Chapel at Green-Wood 500 25th Street, Brooklyn

Saturday, July 9, 2011 “An engrossing account of this forgotten episode . . . A hell of a story.” —The Wall Street Journal “Excellent read.” —Jon Stewart, The Daily Show 115 years ago this summer, the 1896 New York City heat wave—one of the worst natural disasters in American history—killed almost 1,500 people (scores of ... Read more