Early American Hurricanes 1492-1870

Excerpt from the Foreword: The purpose of this work is to set down in chronological order, as far as available historical sources permit, the meteorological situations attending the occurence of hurricanes prior to 1870 which have either closely approached or actually crossed the Atlantic and Gulf coastlines of the present United States...In compiling and arranging the account of individual hurricanes, an effort has been made to present all significant meteorological data available. These have been set down, often at length and with full quotation, with a view of serving as a strting place for the local historical interested in reconstructing the story of the weather past of his own locality or region.