The real little ice age

Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-352

  White, Sam ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892978737     PISSN: 00221953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JINH_a_00574     Document Type: Article

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