Braving the Elements The Stormy History of American Weather

Name: Braving the Elements The Stormy History of American Weather
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ISBN: 9780385469562

ISBN-10: 038546956X

ISBN-13: 9780385469562

Edition: N/A

Authors: David Laskin

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Nowhere in the world is weather as volatile and powerful as it is in North America. Scorching heat in the Southwest, hurricanes on the Atlantic coast, tornadoes in the Plains, blizzards in the mountains: Every area of the country has vastly different weather, and vastly different cultures as a result. Braving the Elements is David Laskin's delightful and fascinating history of how our unique weather has shaped a nation, and how we've tried to cope with it over centuries. Since before Columbus, the peoples of America have struggled to make sense of the capricious and violent nature of America's weather. Anasazi Indians used the rain dance (and sometimes human sacrifice) to induce rain,…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/16/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English