Storm Lake

2018-10-02 Political Science

Author : Art Cullen
Release : 2018-10-02
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 888/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Storm Lake written by Art Cullen. This book was released on 2018-10-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A reminder that even the smallest newspapers can hold the most powerful among us accountable."—The New York Times Book Review Watch the documentary Storm Lake on PBS. Iowa plays an outsize role in national politics. Iowa introduced Barack Obama and voted bigly for Donald Trump. But is it a bellwether for America, a harbinger of its future? Art Cullen’s answer is complicated and honest. In truth, Iowa is losing ground. The Trump trade wars are hammering farmers and manufacturers. Health insurance premiums and drug prices are soaring. That’s what Iowans are dealing with, and the problems they face are the problems of the heartland. In this candid and timely book, Art Cullen—the Storm Lake Times newspaperman who won a Pulitzer Prize for taking on big corporate agri-industry and its poisoning of local rivers—describes how the heartland has changed dramatically over his career. In a story where politics, agriculture, the environment, and immigration all converge, Cullen offers an unsentimental ode to rural America and to the resilient people of a vibrant community of fifteen thousand in Northwest Iowa, as much survivors as their town.

Galveston's Summer of the Storm

2003 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Julie Anne Lake
Release : 2003
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 726/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Galveston's Summer of the Storm written by Julie Anne Lake. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fourteen-year-old Abby Kate boards the train in Austin to spend three weeks with her grandmother in Galveston, she's full of excitement--about the train ride and the prospect of days on the beach, exploring Galveston with her cousin Jane, family picnics, and her grandmother's good food. But things go wrong even before she gets to her grandmother's house. Abby Kate gets off the train briefly in Houston--and the train leaves without her. Stranded in the railroad station, she is befriended by a man traveling with his two sons and eventually reaches Galveston safely. Then word comes that Abby Kate's young brother, Will, has diphtheria, and she will have to stay in Galveston indefinitely. Abby Kate is still in Galveston on September 8 when a massive hurricane strikes the city. At first the prospect of a storm is exciting. But as Abby Kate takes an ill-advised trip to watch the waves crash on the beach, the storm turns into a terrifying monster. Unable to make it back to Grandmother Linden's house, Abby Kate, her older cousin Ellen, and Ellen's friend Ian take refuge in the home of one of Ian's teachers. When the house falls apart, Abby Kate is on her own, clinging to a plank in swirling waters with the wind howling around her head. With vivid descriptions, Julie Lake plunges the reader into the storm right along with Abby Kate. The Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, remains the worst national disaster to hit the United States. And Abby Kate? She's spunky, mischievous, kind and caring, courageous when she has to be, and absolutely irresistible!

November's Fury

2013-11-01 History

Author : Michael Schumacher
Release : 2013-11-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 452/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book November's Fury written by Michael Schumacher. This book was released on 2013-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became more and more dire. Weather forecasting was in its infancy, however, and radio communication was not much better; by the time it became clear that a freshwater hurricane of epic proportions was developing, the storm was well on its way to becoming the deadliest in Great Lakes maritime history. The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the dramatic events that unfolded over those four days in 1913, as captains eager—or at times forced—to finish the season tried to outrun the massive storm that sank, stranded, or demolished dozens of boats and claimed the lives of more than 250 sailors. This is an account of incredible seamanship under impossible conditions, of inexplicable blunders, heroic rescue efforts, and the sad aftermath of recovering bodies washed ashore and paying tribute to those lost at sea. It is a tragedy made all the more real by the voices of men—now long deceased—who sailed through and survived the storm, and by a remarkable array of photographs documenting the phenomenal damage this not-so-perfect storm wreaked. The consummate storyteller of Great Lakes lore, Michael Schumacher at long last brings this violent storm to terrifying life, from its first stirrings through its slow-mounting destructive fury to its profound aftereffects, many still felt to this day.

Storm Over the Lake

2009-08-01 Fiction

Author : Diana Palmer
Release : 2009-08-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 674/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Storm Over the Lake written by Diana Palmer. This book was released on 2009-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three years ago, spirited reporter Dana Meredith had ruined—and lost—the only man she'd ever loved. Now businessman Adrian Devereaux seemed bent on evening the score with the woman who'd cost him his empire—and his heart. Dana felt as though she was facing time in hell and her boss was the devil himself! And yet...there were those precious moments when Adrian swept Dana off her feet with his exquisite tenderness. Could Adrian have already attacked...with sweet intent?

Storm Over Mono

1996 Business & Economics

Author : John Hart
Release : 1996
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 686/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Storm Over Mono written by John Hart. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic environmental saga unfolds in Hart's compelling story of the fight to save Mono Lake, and ancient inland sea in located in the eastern Sierra Yosemite National Park. Hart integrates natural, social, and political history into a story that is a source of hope for anyone concerned about the environment. Complementing Hart's narrative are stunning photos takes by many leading nature photographers, including David Sanger, Galen Rowell, and Betty Randall. 61 illustrations. 31 color plates.

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