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Florida's Hurricane History
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by Jay Barnes and Steve Lyons
Sales Rank: 460018
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List Price: $24.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 424 pages
Published by: The University of North Carolina PressEdition: 2nd Edition May 21, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0807858099
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0807858097
Book Dimensions:
10 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.9 pounds
From Library Journal
Florida's 1300-mile coastline is both a blessing and a curse; each summer it brings pleasure to millions of beach visitors but trepidation to insurance companies and disaster-preparedness officers. This fascinating and disturbing account of punishing encounters with hurricanes?which hit Florida more frequently than any other state?covers four and a half centuries of Florida history. Barnes (North Carolina's Hurricane History, Univ. of North Carolina, 1995) begins by explaining the meteorology of hurricanes, the development of tracking and forecasting, and the tradition of naming individual storms. The bulk of his narrative, however, details the history and impact of more than 100 major storms. Heavily illustrated, the book bears graphic witness to the havoc wreaked by winds topping 200 miles per hour and storm surges reaching twenty feet above sea level. John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall's Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (Univ. of Florida, 1997) is similar but considerably less detailed, while Roger A. Pielke Sr.'s Hurricanes: Their Natures and Impacts on Society (Wiley, 1997) is directed toward specialists. Essential for meteorology collections and all Florida libraries; recommended for scholars and general readers nationwide.?Kathleen Arsenault, Univ. of South Florida at St. Petersburg Lib.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Review
"A compelling look back into the state's relationship with the tropical cyclone and it reminds us of the dangers that loom ahead." -- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
"An important book . . . helps to counter the ideology of hurricane denial rooted in the real estate boom of the twentieth century." -- Journal of Southern History
"This fascinating and disturbing account of punishing encounters with hurricanes covers four and a half centuries of Florida history. . . . Essential." -- Library Journal
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Hardcover
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: Florida's Hurricane History (Paperback)
My earliest memory was Hurricane Donna, and I have been intrigued by hurricanes ever since. This book offers a considerable amount of historical data along with fascinating accounts. Highly recommended to anybody who would like to learn more about the history of hurricanes in Florida.
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