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A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes
Critic Reviews
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Based on 6 reviews on
Finalist:Kirkus Prize -Nonfiction (2020)
Weaving together tales of tragedy and folly, of heroism and scientific progress, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin shows how hurricanes have time and again determined the course of American history, from the nameless storms that threatened the New World voyages to our own era of global warming and megastorms. Along the way, Dolin introduces a rich cast of unlikely heroes, and forces us to reckon with the reality that future storms will likely be worse, unless we reimagine our relationship with the planet.
Book Details
- Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Publish Date: Jun 1st, 2021
- Pages: 432
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.40in - 1.00in - 0.78lb
- EAN: 9781631499067
- Categories: • Natural Disasters• Weather• United States - 21st Century
About the Author
Dolin, Eric Jay: - Eric Jay Dolin is the best-selling author of numerous works in maritime history, including Left for Dead; Black Flags, Blue Waters; and Leviathan. He now lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with his family.
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
Drawing on abundant sources. . . and with an academic background in environmental policy, Dolin, who has a doctorate in environmental policy, offers an authoritative and lively history of hurricanes . . . Besides chronicling the tense period leading up to landfall, the violent impact, the immediate responses, and the long-term recoveries, the author offers a fascinating history of weather forecasting. . . Dolin underscores the threat of global warming to worsen hurricanes and urges society to act quickly and boldly 'to counter this threat in any way we can.' A sweeping, absorbing history of nature's power.--Kirkus Reviews [starred review]
[A] lively chronicle of five tempestuous centuries . . . Where A Furious Sky is most compelling is in its often harrowing details. It's filled with haunting personal stories.--Elizabeth Kolbert "New York Times Book Review"
Fascinating and heart-wrenching.... Following the science, Dolin soberly concludes: 'Hurricanes of the future will most likely be worse than those of the past.--Michael Taube "Washington Post"
[A Furious Sky is] ultra readable maritime history.--Lauren Daley "Boston Globe"
[Dolin] blends lovely writing with clear explanations of technical concepts . . . With active language and sharp characters, he puts us in scene . . . Thanks to Dolin's reporting and framing, each hurricane is a different story that delivers its own lesson about human nature.--Lyn Millner "Los Angeles Review of Books"
[A] thoroughly engrossing book.--Steve Donoghue "Christian Science Monitor"
[A Furious Sky] is a wonderfully researched and vividly written testament to the tragedy, suffering, and science that have given rise to our still-limited understanding of these ferocious storms.--Matt Murphy "WoodenBoat Magazine"
A fast-paced and informative history of American hurricanes from the 16th century through the 2017 season . . . Packed with intriguing miscellanea, this accessible chronicle serves as a worthy introduction to the subject. Readers will be awed by the power of these storms and the wherewithal of people to recover from them.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Dolin (Leviathan) continues his series of popular histories. . . deftly weaving together tales of tragedy, heroism, and scientific progress from colonial times until the present. . . . Weather watchers, science buffs, and social historians will enjoy this history of the hurricane both as a chronology and for the individual tales of surviving nature's fury.--Wade Lee-Smith "Library Journal"