BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN!
MY BOOK BEGINNING
An unexpected phone call and a blog post ten days later from a well-known Pacific Northwest weather scientist became the two key ingredients that motivated me to write this book on the deadly 1962 Columbus Day storm.
-- from the author's Preface to A Deadly Wind: The 1962 Columbus Day Storm by John Dodge.
On October 12, 1962, a windstorm slammed the Pacific Northwest coast, with wind gusts reaching 127 mph in Portland. Dozens of people died and hundreds were injured. Over 50,000 homes were damaged. And the storm leveled enough timber to build 1,000,000 homes, which spurred the Asian log export market and the Oregon wine industry. Journalist John Dodge tells a lively and detailed story of this catastrophic storm and its lasting effect on the region.
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TIE IN: The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice is a natural tie in with this event and there is a lot of cross over, so many people combine the two. The idea is to post a teaser from page 56 of the book you are reading and share a link to your post. Find details and the Linky for your Friday 56 post on Freda’s Voice.
YOUR BOOK BEGINNING
This one sounds good!
ReplyDeleteI remember the 1962 storm. We lived in Eugene at the time. We were totally unprepared for it.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I've just been reading about the devastation that Hurricane Michael has left in Florida! Winds are indeed deadly.
ReplyDeleteWeather can be cruel that is for sure...
ReplyDeleteRonnie @ Paradise Found
sounds good! I don't think I had heard about this event. Mine is here: https://francebooktours.com/2018/10/12/book-beginnings-blame-it-on-paris/
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting and very current with Hurricane Michael's destruction.
The opening certainly makes me want to read it.
ReplyDeleteTimely look at a historic event. Interesting!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really interesting.
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to read about true events. Hope you are enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteI hate the wind, as we have several very large trees, which collectively mark the bridle track behind our place. We are especially fearful if the wind is forecast to be coming from the 'wrong' direction, blowing the trees towards the property!
ReplyDeleteThis clip is probably not new to even non British followers, who probably all remember the fateful day when British weatherman Michael Fish, got things so terribly wrong -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-24713504/michael-fish-s-denial-of-a-hurricane-in-1987
Thanks for sharing and hosting and enjoy your week :)
Yvonne
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Yvonne -- I did not know about that big wind storm in Britain in 1987! Thanks for sharing the video clip. What a blunder!
ReplyDeleteI thought we were the laughing stock of the world over that incident, The clip has appeared on just about every television 'bloop' show there is! :)
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