Everything about Storm Novel totally explained
Storm is a novel written by
George Rippey Stewart and published in
1941. The book became a
best-seller. This novel helped lead to the naming of
tropical cyclones worldwide, even though the main character of the book was an
extratropical cyclone.
Plot summary
A cyclone develops offshore
Japan, and becomes a significant storm that moves into
California as a blizzard of significance for the
Sierra Nevada range, with snowfall amounts of 20 feet (6.1 meters). The book divides into twelve chapters, with one chapter for each day of its existence. Of its beneficial effects, a locust plague is averted and it ends a drought. Its negative impacts include flooding a valley near Sacramento, endangering a plane, stalling a train, and leading to the deaths of 14 people. It spawned a new cyclone which significantly impacts
New York.
Legacy
This book led to the inspiration for the Lerner and Loewe song "They Call The Wind Maria,"
performed in the musical
Paint Your Wagon. It also helped lead to the idea of naming tropical cyclones.
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