Lee Sandlin
Storm Kings: America's First Tornado Chasers (Vintage)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780307473585
- author:
- Lee Sandlin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 13.1 x 1.7 x 20.2 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, United States
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Storm Kings: America's First Tornado Chasers The story of America's fascination with tornadoes is one of science, adventure, and human curiosity. From the early experiments of Ben Franklin to the devastating storms of the 19th and 20th centuries, Lee Sandlin explores how tornado chasing helped shape our understanding of the weather. Through a combination of memoirs, letters, eyewitness testimonies, and archival research, Sandlin brings to life the forgotten characters and scientists who played a crucial role in the development of meteorology. This book is a fascinating account of how successive generations came to understand and coexist with the powerful and destructive force of tornadoes. With vivid descriptions and meticulous research, Storm Kings reveals the complex and often contradictory relationship between humans and the natural world.
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