- A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin
- Wednesday, January 13, 2021—6:00pm EST on Zoom
- Presented by American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society and the State Library of Massachusetts
Join us on Wednesday, January 13, for an evening with bestselling historian Eric Jay Dolin, author of A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America's Hurricanes. This free author event is presented in partnership with the American Ancestors/NEHGS as part of their American Inspiration author series.
Dolin will give us a new perspective on American history as he takes us through the "eyes of the storms" that our ancestors—and we—have weathered. With A Furious Sky, Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus’s New World voyages to the destruction wrought by the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the New England Hurricane of 1938, Hurricane Carol (1954), and other hurricanes from our own era of global warming and mega storms. Dolin’s riveting tale of history shines a light on American resilience and human ingenuity.
Eric Jay Dolin is the bestselling author of many works on American history, including Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America; When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail; and, most recently, Black Flags, Blue Waters, his acclaimed account of piracy in the Americas.
To register for this free virtual event, please visit: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KYmecsWeQrCFUl3FvQLG9g
Be sure to check out the other upcoming author events hosted by our partner, American Ancestors: https://www.americanancestors.org/inspire
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