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nt European colonists laid violent claim to this land\, hurricanes have ha
d a profound and visceral impact on American history&mdash\;yet no one has
attempted to write the definitive account of America&rsquo\;s entanglemen
t with these meteorological behemoths. Now\, bestselling historian Eric Ja
y Dolin presents the five-hundred-year story of American hurricanes\, from
the nameless storms that threatened Columbus&rsquo\; New World voyages\,
to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the escal
ation of hurricane season as a result of global warming. Populating his na
rrative with unlikely heroes such as Benito Viñ\;es\, the nineteenth
-century Jesuit priest whose revelatory methods for predicting hurricanes
saved countless lives\, and journalist Dan Rather\, whose coverage of a 19
61 hurricane would change broadcasting history\, Dolin uncovers the often
surprising ways we respond to natural crises. A necessary work of environm
ental and cultural history\, "A Furious Sky" will change the way we unders
tand the storms on the horizon of America&rsquo\;s future.Selected as a "M
ust Read" book by the Massachusetts Center for the Book for 2020.
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Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction ($50\,000 fo
r the winner). Of the 395 titles eligible in the nonfiction category\, onl
y six were selected as finalists by the judges.
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Editor's
Choice\, "The New York Times Book Review" (August 16\, 2020)
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"Washington Post" - 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction for 2020
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"Library Journal" - One of the Best Science &\; Technology Bo
oks of 2020
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Kirkus Reviews - One of the top 100 nonficti
on books of 2020
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"Booklist" - 10 Top Sci-Tech Books of 2
020
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Presenter and author: Eric Jay Dolin is the autho r of fifteen books\, including "Leviathan: The History of Whaling in Ameri ca"\, which was chosen as one of the best nonfiction books of 2007 by the "Los Angeles Times" and the "Boston Globe"\, and also won the 2007 John Ly man Award for U.S. Maritime History. His book "A Furious Sky: The Five-Hun dred-Year History of America&rsquo\;s Hurricanes"\, was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize\, and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by "Th e Washington Post"\, "Booklist"\, "Library Journal"\, \;and the editor s at Amazon. \;It was also selected as a "Must Read" book by the Massa chusetts Center for the Book for 2020. A graduate of Brown\, Yale\, and MI T\, where he received his PhD in environmental policy. Dolin lives in Marb lehead\, Massachusetts\, with his family. For more information\, please se e \;www.ericjaydolin.com.
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