Rain : a natural and cultural history
Record details
- ISBN: 9780804137096 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 0804137099
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Physical Description:
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355 pages ; 24 cm. - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Origins -- Elemental rain. Cloudy with a chance of civilization ; Drought, deluge, and devilry ; Praying for rain -- Chance of rain. The weather watchers ; The articles of rain -- American rain. Founding forecaster ; Rain follows the plow ; The rainmakers -- Capturing the rain. Writers on the storm ; The scent of rain ; City rains -- Mercurial rain. Strange rain ; And the forecast calls for change -- Waiting for rain. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Rain and rainfall Weather Rainfall anomalies Droughts Physical geography Climatic changes Earth sciences |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 551.577 Barn (Text) | 33294001942184 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |