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Wizard of Sun City : The Strange True Story of Charles Hatfield, the Rainmaker Who Drowned a City's Dreams by Garry Jenkins (2005, Hardcover)

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PublisherBasic Books

ISBN-101560256753

ISBN-139781560256755

eBay Product ID (ePID)44675802

Product Key Features

Book TitleWizard of Sun City : The Strange True Story of Charles Hatfield, the Rainmaker Who Drowned a City's Dreams

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, United States / 20th Century, Science & Technology

IllustratorYes

GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorGarry Jenkins

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight14.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal979.4/985054

SynopsisThe story of the West is in many ways the story of the quest for water. Faced with widespread droughts in the late nineteenth century, serious minded men became convinced that artificial rain would be the next great scientific breakthrough. Professional rainmaking companies sprang up, and cities and towns began hiring rainmakers to "milk the skies." Most were glorified confidence men, but one--Charles Hatfield-- appeared to be the real thing. He erected enormous towers and burned a secret mixture of chemicals atop them, and more often than not, the skies obeyed. Before long his work was celebrated--and his secret sought--on four continents. Hatfield's career reached its zenith in January 1916, when he was hired to create rain by the booming city of San Diego. Within a month, the city suffered the worst floods in its history, with dozens of deaths and damages in excess of 4 million. Filled with firsthand research and the flair of a thriller, The Wizard of Sun City is a biography of a visionary scientist, a chronicle of a virtually unknown subculture, and ultimately the story of the tumultuous events of January 1916 that gave Charles Hatfield a reputation as the West's most controversial rain wizard., Filled with firsthand research and the flair of a thriller, "The Wizard of Sun City" is a biography of visionary scientist Charles Hatfield, a chronicle of a virtually unknown subculture, and, ultimately, the story of the tumultuous events of January 1916 that gave Hatfield a reputation as the West's most controversial rain wizard., The story of the West is in many ways the story of the quest for water. Faced with widespread droughts in the late nineteenth century, serious minded men became convinced that artificial rain would be the next great scientific breakthrough. Professional rainmaking companies sprang up, and cities and towns began hiring rainmakers to "milk the skies." Most were glorified confidence men, but one-Charles Hatfield- appeared to be the real thing. He erected enormous towers and burned a secret mixture of chemicals atop them, and more often than not, the skies obeyed. Before long his work was celebrated-and his secret sought-on four continents. Hatfield's career reached its zenith in January 1916, when he was hired to create rain by the booming city of San Diego. Within a month, the city suffered the worst floods in its history, with dozens of deaths and damages in excess of $4 million. Filled with firsthand research and the flair of a thriller, The Wizard of Sun City is a biography of a visionary scientist, a chronicle of a virtually unknown subculture, and ultimately the story of the tumultuous events of January 1916 that gave Charles Hatfield a reputation as the West's most controversial rain wizard., The story of the West is in many ways the story of the quest for water. Faced with widespread droughts in the late nineteenth century, serious minded men became convinced that artificial rain would be the next great scientific breakthrough. Professional rainmaking companies sprang up, and cities and towns began hiring rainmakers to "milk the skies." Most were glorified confidence men, but one--Charles Hatfield-- appeared to be the real thing. He erected enormous towers and burned a secret mixture of chemicals atop them, and more often than not, the skies obeyed. Before long his work was celebrated--and his secret sought--on four continents. Hatfield's career reached its zenith in January 1916, when he was hired to create rain by the booming city of San Diego. Within a month, the city suffered the worst floods in its history, with dozens of deaths and damages in excess of $4 million. Filled with firsthand research and the flair of a thriller, The Wizard of Sun City is a biography of a visionary scientist, a chronicle of a virtually unknown subculture, and ultimately the story of the tumultuous events of January 1916 that gave Charles Hatfield a reputation as the West's most controversial rain wizard.