So
Cold a Sky has made
the 2007 Michigan
Notable Books List.
The
Michigan Notable Books list is the Library of Michigan's
annual selection
of recommended books that reflect the state's rich cultural
heritage by highlighting Michigan people, places and events.
Here
are what other people are saying:
“‘So Cold a Sky’ is an absolute treasure! This
text gives us extraordinary insight into the…region’s
legendary and incredibly challenging weather. This
book…[is a]...MUST read. To those who embark
on this journey thru history, you’re in for quite a
ride.”
—Tom
Skilling, AMS Fellow and chief meteorologist, WGN-TV, Chicago
“Bohnak's excellent, well- researched book includes many oral histories,
a useful bibliography and an index… providing amazing
insights into the legendary frozen journeys and distinctive
hardships faced by eminent figures such as Father Jacques
Marquette, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Alexander Henry and Bishop
Frederic Baraga.”
—LansingState
Journal
“Every once and awhile a book comes along that I wish I had written. [This
book]…fits that bill. It is just great.”
—Betty
Sodders, Author of “Michigan on Fire” 1 and 2
“Written in a straight forward, narrative
style and illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs
and artworks, “So Cold a Sky” is an enthralling
chronicle of the eternal story of man versus nature.”
—Midwest
Book Review
“Karl Bohnak’s integrity as a meteorologist,
his passion for weather history and his personable delivery
present the “perfect storm” of education and
entertainment that appeals to adults and children alike.”
—Tom
Friggens, Director, MichiganIronIndustryMuseum
“Bohnak’s enthusiasm for both weather and his
adopted home injects energy into the book. The stories
he has uncovered are by turns charming and terrifying and
certainly give credence to the legendary hardiness of those
living in the U.P.”
—BookWire
Review
Raging
winds, torrential rains, blinding blizzards and sub-zero
temps—the Upper Peninsula is a weather buff’s
heaven and this book his bible.”
—Traverse,
Northern Michigan’s Magazine
“A fine piece of Upper Peninsula history on a topic—weather—that
is just being written about. Everyone will find it
useful and informative.”
—Russ
Magnaghi, Professor of history, Northern Michigan University
Karl
Bohnak has forecasted the weather on WLUC-TV6, Marquette
since 1988. His broadcasting career spans four decades,
beginning with a small radio station in central New Hampshire
in search of New England snowstorms. In his first book,
he combines his love of history and weather in this entertaining
chronicle of how weather has affected the inhabitants of
this unique climatic region. |
