Blame It on the Rain
By Laura Lee
How the Weather Has Changed History. HarperCollins, 2006.
Summary of Blame It on the Rain book by Laura Lee
Collecting a colorful array of historical events, from ancient times to the modern day and across the world, in which the unpredictable force of nature and weather played a significant role.
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What do you get from this book? Evidence of the weather’s incredible influence on human history
Weather is the “great equalizer,” being responsible for many of the events our earliest ancestors experienced
The winds rescued Greek culture, a storm halted the expansion of Rome, and the plague established English dominance
Many people have learned the hard way that they’re helpless against great typhoons, unbearable heat, or deathly cold
Lightning and hail were seen as omens during Medieval times, and rain and fog were challenging during battles
Never underestimate the power of winds, which have determined migration and monumental government and religious changes
Storms have always been dangerous, and also fascinating, to people who are witness to their power
When Napoleon, and war leaders before and after him, tried to invade Russia, they were met with meteorological resistance
In America, the War of 1812 and the Civil War had outcomes in which the weather was a major contributor
Dreams of firsts were dashed by unpredictable weather, as was an entire transportation industry
Predicting the weather became critical during war times, and the negative effects of nuclear bombs were spread by winds
Monsoons and dust storms were factors in invasions during the twentieth century, when politics became entangled once more with the weather
Music, art, archaeology—every area of human culture has, at some point, been subject to weather conditions
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Who should read Blame It on the Rain book
- trivia buffs
- meteorologists
- anyone interested in the role weather has played in human events
About the author of Blame It on the Rain
Laura Lee
Laura Lee is a prolific writer of books on a wide range of subjects across many genres, including history, biography, and fiction. This reflects her interesting background of working in theater as a mime, doing improv comedy, and working as a radio DJ on a morning show. Currently, she produces ballet tours when not working on her latest books.
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