Product Description Cyclone 1878. The cyclone of 1878 was an actual hurricane that started in the Caribbean and raced all the way up to Lake Superior, taking over 22,000 lives in its wake. The facts of the hurricane remain cloudy, but this story is about the fictional island of St. Morantz and how the island faces the cyclone and overcomes adversity, changing the course of history and making their island paradise a new jewel of the Caribbean. This is a story of how one man changed the island and how his courage forced the wealthy plantation owners to end slavery in order to save their island in the cyclone's aftermath of destruction. This book is for 10 years old and up. About the Author The author settled in the Caribbean in the 1980's where she lived for 10 years. After surviving a Category 5 Hurricane in 1989, she finally settled in Sarasota, Florida where she has resided for 15 years. Throughout her adult life she has worked in the field of law as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant. She has a continued love of animals and has two Labrador Retrievers and an Andalusian Gelding and can be found on the weekends riding the Florida State Parks with her horse. Look for more books from this author in the near future. Proceeds of this book to benefit: sixteenhandshorsesanctuary.org