The Wizard of Sun City: The Strange True Story of Charles Hatfield, the Rainmaker Who Drowned a City's Dreams Tapa dura - 2005

Basic Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Basic Books, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Thunder Mouth's Press / Avalon Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Lightly bumped corners. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Pale beige boards with brown spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Full number line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 266 pages. 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… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.