A review by sindri_inn_arsaeli
Storm Kings: The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers by Lee Sandlin

4.0

Quite a fascinating history, and the affection and attention the author gave to many of the people in the history of storm study was equally interesting. Who knew violent storms drew such colorful experts, or that the science of storms could be so contentious? The reader (Andrew Garman) did a wonderful job, including when physical description was needed, but I do feel I lost just a little by listening when I could have had the book in hand, as I'm certain there would have been pictures and diagrams to accompany the text. However, even while some parts of this book do strive for scientific description and would certainly have been aided by some diagrams, the focus is still squarely on the history of tornado meteorology, and the description was almost always enough for me to visualize. The Story of the science takes center stage, and holds interest very well!