Thirty-eight : the hurricane that transformed New England
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016].
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Brooks Memorial Library - Nonfiction - Mezzanine
363.3492 LON
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363.3492 LON
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Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The hurricane that pummeled the northeastern United States on September 21, 1938, was New England's most damaging weather event ever. To call it "New Englands Katrina" might be to understate its power. Without warning, the storm plowed into Long Island and New England, killing hundreds of people and destroying roads, bridges, dams, and buildings that stood in its path. Not yet spent, the hurricane then raced inland, maintaining high winds into Vermont and New Hampshire and uprooting millions of acres of forest. This book is the first to investigate how the hurricane of '38 transformed New England, bringing about social and ecological changes that can still be observed these many decades later. The hurricane's impact was erratic -- some swaths of forest were destroyed while others nearby remained unscathed; some stricken forests retain their prehurricane character, others have been transformed. Stephen Long explores these contradictions, drawing on survivors' vivid memories of the storm and its aftermath and on his own familiarity with New England's forests, where he discovers clues to the storms legacies even now. Thirty-Eight is a gripping story of a singularly destructive hurricane. It also provides important and insightful information on how best to prepare for the inevitable next great storm."--provided by Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Long, S. (2016). Thirty-eight: the hurricane that transformed New England . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Stephen, 1953-. 2016. Thirty-eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England. Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Long, Stephen, 1953-. Thirty-eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England Yale University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Long, Stephen. Thirty-eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England Yale University Press, 2016.
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