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- catalog abstract "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, while the Puritans in New England blamed the sins of the community for lightening strikes and Nor'easters. IN modern times we carry on those traditions by blaming the weatherman for ruined weekends. Despite hi-tech satellites and powerful computers and 24-hour-a-day forecasting from The Weather Channel, we're still at the mercy of the whims of Mother Nature.".
- catalog contributor b8781917.
- catalog coverage "United States Climate History.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Native American weather -- Weather in the age of discovery -- Colonial and Revolutionary weather -- Weather in the West -- From proverb to probability: weather forecasting in America -- National weather now -- The longest-running joke -- What's happening to our weather?".
- catalog description "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, while the Puritans in New England blamed the sins of the community for lightening strikes and Nor'easters. IN modern times we carry on those traditions by blaming the weatherman for ruined weekends. Despite hi-tech satellites and powerful computers and 24-hour-a-day forecasting from The Weather Channel, we're still at the mercy of the whims of Mother Nature.".
- catalog extent "xi, 241 p. [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Braving the elements.".
- catalog identifier "0385469551".
- catalog isFormatOf "Braving the elements.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Braving the elements.".
- catalog spatial "United States Climate History.".
- catalog subject "551.6973 20".
- catalog subject "QC983 .L38 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Native American weather -- Weather in the age of discovery -- Colonial and Revolutionary weather -- Weather in the West -- From proverb to probability: weather forecasting in America -- National weather now -- The longest-running joke -- What's happening to our weather?".
- catalog title "Braving the elements : the stormy history of American weather / David Laskin.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".