Begins in the late 17th century in New France. Characters include some native people as well as Europeans. Good point-of-view stuff from the natives. This is historical fiction, and necessarily expositive, but this for me is the way to read history. The "real" stuff puts me to sleep.
A mixed review from The NY Times.
Tropical Storms Invade Hawaiian Waters: The Role of El Nino
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*Normally, tropical storms and hurricanes avoid the area of the Hawaiian
Islands. *
Why? Because the nearby Pacific is usually too cool!
In general...
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