Ernest Zebrowski
Autor/a de A History of the Circle: Mathematical Reasoning and the Physical Universe
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Obres de Ernest Zebrowski
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- Obres
- 7
- Membres
- 151
- Popularitat
- #137,935
- Valoració
- 4.2
- Ressenyes
- 14
- ISBN
- 16
This is a nonfiction account of Hurricane Camille, which hit primarily Mississippi and Louisiana in August 1969. It also caused massive flooding in Virginia with an amazing amount of rainfall that hit there.
Wow, this was really good. It was a very interesting mix of personal stories and information about the hurricane itself. The hurricane/weather information wasn't dry in the least. I do love storms and reading about them, but occasionally, I will admit that the science can be dry. But I didn't find it at all dry in this book. And the stories just kept going even after the hurricane hit, with the devastation the flooding caused in Virginia. There was even some politics mixed in, as Mississippi, in particular, was still very segregated and resisting any attempts to desegregate. The book was published just after Katrina hit. There were a few brief mentions of it, but they were pretty much finished the book at the time of Katrina.… (més)