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The Wizard of Sun City
The Wizard of Sun City: The Strange True Story of Charles Hatfield, the Rainmaker who Drowned a City's Dreams | Garry Jenkins
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Filled with firsthand research and the flair of a thriller, "The Wizard of Sun City" is a biography of visionary scientist Charles Hatfield, a chronicle of a virtually unknown subculture, and, ultimately, the story of the tumultuous events of January 1916 that gave Hatfield a reputation as the West's most controversial rain wizard.
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Charles Hatfield traveled the country in the early 1900s promising to make it rain, taking $1000s from farmers & others. When he promised San Diego to fill their reservoirs for $10k, a burst dam nearly destroyed the entire city. The city then balked at paying the sum, suggesting god did it.
🌦️ Pseudo science, scam, or “the butterfly effect” - in any case an entertaining novelistic piece of history!
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📸 Taken at South Mountain Park

PaperbackPirate 1 goal done for the #YearEnd #20in4 #OutWithThedInWithTheNew Readathon with @Andrew65 ! 2d
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I finished my first 2 goals, so this book belongs in the Dream Goals category!
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PaperbackPirate #wian2024 - book with a natural disaster in the title (edited) 2d
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏🙌 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d
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We took the dogs for a walk in the park tonight so of course I had to bring my current read along for a little photo session. Bombadil thought the best view of the sunset was in front of my camera. 😂

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AnnCrystal 😍👍💕🐕💝. 3d
Ruthiella Dogs love to be “helpful”! 😂❤️🐶 3d
bumpinthenight And Bombadil was correct! Haha 3d
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PaperbackPirate He‘s my best helper @Ruthiella ! 😂 2d
PaperbackPirate Lol I can‘t blame him @bumpinthenight ! 😅💙🐕 2d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2d
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