A Temperate Empire Explores The Ways That Colonists Studied And Tried To Remake Local Climates In New England And Nova Scotia According To Their Plans For Settlement And Economic Growth.-- Introduction: Improving The Climate -- Part I: Climate And Geography. 1. The Golden Mean -- 2. Transatlantic Networks And The Geography Of Climate Knowledge -- Part Ii: Climate And Colonialism. 3. An American Siberia -- 4. Jamaicans In And Out Of Nova Scotia -- 5. Works In Progress. Anya Zilberstein. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-241) And Index.