F5: Devastation, Survival, and the Most Violent Tornado Outbreak of the 20th Century
by Mark Levine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1401352200
- ISBN 13
- 9781401352202
- Seller
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Missoula, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Like the best nonfiction, F5 is a brilliantly crafted page-turner that reads with the immediacy of a novel, telling a harrowing story of natural disaster against the backdrop of the turbulent 1970s. Acclaimed journalist Mark Levine follows the heart-wrenching fate of a rich cast of intertwined characters ordinary Americans whose lives are transformed in a terrifying instant. A pair of teenage lovers are caught while driving on a dark country road; a Vietnam veteran is trapped at home with a newborn baby; a sheriff finds himself in the line of fire twice in rapid succession; a black preacher with a past of dire hardship struggles to protect his family.
Other figures enter the story from the broader cultural scene, including Hank Aaron, on his way to challenging baseball's home run record amid racist death threats; Patty Hearst, whose image as kidnappng victim is undergoing a radical shift; Richard Nixon and George wallace, both intent on using the storms to their political advantage; and a memorably eccentric scientist, known as Mr. Tornado, who regards the "Superoutbreak" as the apotheosis of his scholarly life. Gripping and revelatory, F5 braids the story of the shattering outbreak with images of social upheaval and individual heroism in a stunning, unforgettable read.
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- Bookseller
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SQ0073634
- Title
- F5
- Author
- Mark Levine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1401352200
- ISBN 13
- 9781401352202
- Publisher
- Miramax
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- June 6, 2007
- Keywords
- tornadoes, storms, disasters, natural disasters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science/Nature Writing;