A furious sky : the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes / Eric Jay Dolin.
A furious sky : the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes / Eric Jay Dolin.
A furious sky : the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes / Eric Jay Dolin.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
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G 2020/5380
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvii, 392 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A new and violent world --
The law of storms --
Seeing into the future --
Obliterated --
Death and destruction in the sunshine state --
The great hurricane of 1938 --
Into, over, and under the Maelstrom --
A rogues' gallery --
Epilogue. Stormy weather ahead.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2020]
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Summary
"The best-selling author of Leviathan returns with the first major historical account of America's hurricanes, and reveals how they've shaped our nation. From the moment European colonists laid violent claim to this land, hurricanes have had a profound and visceral impact on American history-yet, no one has attempted to write the definitive account...
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A furious sky : the five-hundred-year history of America's hurricanes / Eric Jay Dolin.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-373) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/5380
Record Identifier
74VKaOq2e0Zg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaOq2e0Zg
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ISBN
9781631495274
DDC
363.349220973
MMS ID
991024375719802626
