Storm kings the untold history of America's first tornado chasers
A riveting tale of the weather's most vicious monster--the supercell tornado--that recreates the origins of meteorology, and the quirky, pioneering, weather-obsessed scientists who helped change America.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
c2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | A riveting tale of the weather's most vicious monster--the supercell tornado--that recreates the origins of meteorology, and the quirky, pioneering, weather-obsessed scientists who helped change America. |
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| Item Description: | Map on lining papers. |
| Physical Description: | xxv, 266 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780307378521 0307378527 |
| Author Notes: | Lee Sandlin is the author of Wicked River , Storm Kings , and The Distancers . He was also an award-winning journalist, essayist, and book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal . Born in Wildwood, Illinois, he grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He died in 2014. |
