Considering how hot it has been all over the midwest and east this week, this may not be the best book to sit down for a relaxing read. Just arrived to my little library is a book "Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt".
I just found this article which has a link to a story about the great heat wave of 1896 and the misery and death that it brought to New York City. Read more Here
