Taken by storm 1938 : a social and meteorological history of the great New England hurricane /

On September 21, 1938, the great New England hurricane hit the shores of New York and New England unannounced. The most powerful storm of the century, it changed everything, from the landscape and its inhabitants' lives, to Red Cross and Weather Bureau protocols, to the amount of Great Depressi...

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Main Author: Avilés, Lourdes B., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : American Meteorological Society, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
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