A Furious Sky
(eAudiobook)
With A Furious Sky, Eric Jay Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus's New World voyages to the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Weaving a story of shipwrecks and devastated cities, of heroism and folly, Dolin introduces a rich cast of unlikely heroes and puts us in the middle of the most devastating storms of the past, none worse than the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 6,000 people, the highest toll of any natural disaster in American history. Dolin draws on a vast array of sources as he melds American history, as it is usually told, with the history of hurricanes, showing how these tempests frequently helped determine the nation's course. Hurricanes, it turns out, prevented Spain from expanding its holdings in North America beyond Florida in the late 1500s, and they also played a key role in shifting the tide of the American Revolution against the British in the final stages of the conflict. As he moves through the centuries, following the rise of the United States despite the chaos caused by hurricanes, Dolin traces the corresponding development of hurricane science, from important discoveries made by Benjamin Franklin to the breakthroughs spurred by the necessities of World War II and the Cold War.
Notes
Dolin, E. J., & Souer, B. (2020). A Furious Sky. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay and Bob, Souer. 2020. A Furious Sky. [United States], HighBridge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay and Bob, Souer, A Furious Sky. [United States], HighBridge, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay, and Bob Souer. A Furious Sky. Unabridged. [United States], HighBridge, 2020.
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