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Book Club: A Furious Sky

With A Furious Sky, Dolin has created a vivid, sprawling account of our encounters with hurricanes, from the nameless storms that threatened Columbus’s New World voyages to the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. Weaving a story of shipwrecks and devastated cities, of heroism and folly, Dolin introduces a rich cast of unlikely heroes, such as Benito Vines, a nineteenth-century Jesuit priest whose innovative methods for predicting hurricanes saved countless lives, and puts us in the middle of the most devastating storms of the past, none worse than the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, which killed at least 6,000 people, the highest toll of any natural disaster in American history.
Dolin draws on a vast array of sources as he melds American history, as it is usually told, with the history of hurricanes, showing how these tempests frequently helped determine the nation’s course. Hurricanes, it turns out, prevented Spain from expanding its holdings in North America beyond Florida in the late 1500s, and they also played a key role in shifting the tide of the American Revolution against the British in the final stages of the conflict. As he moves through the centuries, following the rise of the United States despite the chaos caused by hurricanes, Dolin traces the corresponding development of hurricane science, from important discoveries made by Benjamin Franklin to the breakthroughs spurred by the necessities of the World War II and the Cold War.
Yet after centuries of study and despite remarkable leaps in scientific knowledge and technological prowess, there are still limits on our ability to predict exactly when and where hurricanes will strike, and we remain terribly vulnerable to the greatest storms on earth. A Furious Sky is, ultimately, a story of a changing climate, and it forces us to reckon with the reality that as bad as the past has been, the future will probably be worse, unless we drastically reimagine our relationship with the planet.
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Teen Guitar Lessons
Join us for guitar lessons this fall!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Hudson Library, instructors from Mullins Music will be offering an introduction, demonstration, and application of the classical guitar.
Each lesson covers fundamentals including: Exploring individual notes on the fret board, basic chord shapes including Barre Chords and Power Chords.
Handouts of the syllabus and practice materials will be available to take home.
It is recommended that you bring your own instrument, if you have one available, though a limited number of guitars are available upon request.
This session is for Teens 13-18
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Ugly Sweater Party for Adults
Tis’ the season to rock the ugly sweater! Wear your ugliest holiday gear and come ready for fun activities and lots of sweet treats. Ugliest sweater wins a prize!