Douglas, Marjory Stoneman
Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York And Toronto, 1958
Hardcover. DJ frayed, foxed, torn. See photos.
Master the raw power of nature through the eyes of one of America's most celebrated environmental writers. In Hurricane, legendary author Marjory Stoneman Douglas delivers a sweeping, authoritative nonfiction masterpiece that uncovers the science, history, and terrifying beauty of the world's most destructive tropical storms.
Commissioned after her groundbreaking success The Everglades: River of Grass, Douglas masterfully bridges science and storytelling in this 393-page volume. She tracks the birth of these massive storms from thermal currents in the tropics to their catastrophic landfalls. Spanning centuries of history—from the harrowing voyages of the Spanish Main to the mid-20th century—this book weaves rigorous meteorological data with gripping, true stories of human survival, heroism, and resilience.
A must-read for history buffs, weather enthusiasts, and fans of classic environmental literature, Hurricane remains a definitive and dramatic look at our turbulent relationship with the atmosphere.
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman
Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York And Toronto, 1958
Hardcover. DJ frayed, foxed, torn. See photos.
Master the raw power of nature through the eyes of one of America's most celebrated environmental writers. In Hurricane, legendary author Marjory Stoneman Douglas delivers a sweeping, authoritative nonfiction masterpiece that uncovers the science, history, and terrifying beauty of the world's most destructive tropical storms.
Commissioned after her groundbreaking success The Everglades: River of Grass, Douglas masterfully bridges science and storytelling in this 393-page volume. She tracks the birth of these massive storms from thermal currents in the tropics to their catastrophic landfalls. Spanning centuries of history—from the harrowing voyages of the Spanish Main to the mid-20th century—this book weaves rigorous meteorological data with gripping, true stories of human survival, heroism, and resilience.
A must-read for history buffs, weather enthusiasts, and fans of classic environmental literature, Hurricane remains a definitive and dramatic look at our turbulent relationship with the atmosphere.
