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Mighty Storms Of New England
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Author : Eric P. Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-10-21
Mighty Storms Of New England written by Eric P. Fisher and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-21 with History categories.
The New England landscape has long been battered by some of the most intense weather in the United States. The region breeds one of the highest concentrations of meteorologists in the country for a reason. One can experience just about anything except a dust storm. Snowstorms, floods, droughts, heat waves, arctic blasts, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and other atmospheric oddities come and go with the changing seasons. Rare is the boring year of weather. Knowing the past is a critical part of understanding and forecasting the weather. Meteorologist Eric Fisher takes an in depth look at some of the most intense weather events in New England’s history. The stories in this book not only describe the loss and the damage caused by the storms, but also how nearly all of them in left such an impression that they immediately led to progress where new warnings systems were implemented, government agencies formed, and technology accelerated in response to the devastation these events left behind.
Historic Storms Of New England
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Author : Sidney Perley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-02
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Devastating ice storms, wildfires burning out of control, the shrinking polar icecap, earthquakes, powerful tsunamis and hurricanes. We hear of (and sometimes experience) extreme weather and environmental disasters all our lives. Humankind lives uneasily on an often-volatile planet. With all our advanced technology and growing base of scientific knowledge, we still have not found a way to control the power of nature. Whether it be the wild force of a storm at sea, or the quiet magic of an acorn that becomes an oak tree, humans are often mystified and made powerless by the natural world. Whether your interest in reading this book is based on nature, weather, shipwrecks, or history, you'll find much here to delight and terrify. Sidney Perley's exhaustive research into a period covering the earliest recorded accounts of New England's European settlers to the more "modern" time of the 1890s, captures all the heroism and pathos of humans in the path of forces beyond their control. Sidney Perley went far above and beyond in his own research. A lawyer by profession, he dedicated huge amounts of time and effort outside the office, to researching and preserving a valuable portion of New England history. His prolific work serves as historical reference not only for genealogists and historians, but also for those of us writing about early New England. His well-researched, boots-on-the-ground details of people, events, buildings, town histories, and weather provide rich material for writing about the day-to-day lives of bygone days. His descriptions often have a "man on the street," eyewitness feel to them since his research pulled from newspaper accounts, town histories, and memoirs. That rich detail is very much in evidence here in Historic Storms of New England. Perley captures the excitement, dread, heroism, and tragedy of those who experienced the storms. Far from being a dry recitation of incidents, Perley's vivid recounting will likely send his readers diving for cover at the slightest rumble of thunder or change in the wind. He reminds us, now, as he did when the book was first written in 1891, that humankind is tiny and frail when compared to a roaring gale on land or sea or a mountain freshet that carries away all man's work in a single moment.
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Author : Sidney Perley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Historic Storms Of New England written by Sidney Perley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with New England categories.
Thirty Eight
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Author : Stephen Long
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-22
Thirty Eight written by Stephen Long and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-22 with Nature categories.
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 England’s 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 storm’s 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.
A Path In The Mighty Waters
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Author : Stephen Russell Berry
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
A Path In The Mighty Waters written by Stephen Russell Berry and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with History categories.
"This book tells the story of how people experienced the eighteenth-century crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, exploring the transformative journey undertaken by the thousands of Europeans who journeyed in search of a better life. Stephen Berry shows how the ships, on which passengers were contained in close quarters for months at a time, operated as compressed "frontiers," where diverse groups encountered one another and established new patterns of social organization. As he argues that experiences aboardship served as a profound conversion experience for travelers, both spiritually and culturally, Berry reframes the history of Atlantic migrations, giving the ocean and the ship a more prominent role in Atlantic history. The ocean was more than a backdropfor human events: it actively shaped historical experiences by furnishing a dissociative break from normal patterns of life and a formative stage in travelers' processes of collective identification"--
New England S Hidden Past
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Author : Dan Landrigan
language : en
Publisher: Down East Books
Release Date : 2020-06-15
New England S Hidden Past written by Dan Landrigan and has been published by Down East Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-15 with History categories.
New England is so compact that even casual visitors can sample its diverse history in just a short time. But travelers and residents alike can also pass right by historic buildings, landscapes, and iconic objects without noticing them. New England's Hidden Past presents the region’s history in an engaging new way: through 58 lists of historic places and things usually hidden in plain sight in all six New England states. Pay attention and you’ll find stone structures built by Indians, soaring churches financed by Franco-American millworkers, and public high schools started by colonists when New England was still a howling wilderness. You may have seen them, but you probably don’t know the story behind them. New England's Hidden Past takes readers to the grave sites of revolutionary heroines, Loyalist house museums, as well as, Revolutionary taverns and colonial inns. It takes them to Indian trails, the oldest houses, historic department stores, ghost towns, and Little Italys. Each unique, interesting location or object has a counterpart in the other five New England states. A perfect guide to keep in the car and refer to when traveling New England or planning a trip.
Hidden History Of Mystic Stonington
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Author : Gail B. MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020-03-23
Hidden History Of Mystic Stonington written by Gail B. MacDonald and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-23 with History categories.
Mystic and Stonington are quintessential seacoast villages with colorful and diverse histories that extend well beyond the wharves and former sea captains' homes. Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants and women also wove the unique story of this New England coastline. Now known for bucolic landscapes and tourist attractions, Mystic was once a workaday village that hosted thousands during annual Peace Meetings and provided groundbreaking education to deaf children. Stonington village teemed with railroad and steamship workers and passengers and was home to a women's college. Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald peels back the layers of these southeastern Connecticut coastal communities, revealing a rich history that is sometimes surprising and always intriguing.
John Dunton S Letters From New England
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Author : John Dunton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
John Dunton S Letters From New England written by John Dunton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Massachusetts categories.
The State Of Southern Illinois
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Author : Herbert K. Russell
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2012-03-16
The State Of Southern Illinois written by Herbert K. Russell and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-16 with History categories.
In The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History, Herbert K. Russell offers fresh interpretations of a number of important aspects of Southern Illinois history. Focusing on the area known as “Egypt,” the region south of U.S. Route 50 from Salem south to Cairo, he begins his book with the earliest geologic formations and follows Southern Illinois’s history into the twenty-first century. The volume is richly illustrated with maps and photographs, mostly in color, that highlight the informative and straightforward text. Perhaps most notable is the author’s use of dozens of heretofore neglected sources to dispel the myth that Southern Illinois is merely an extension of Dixie. He corrects the popular impressions that slavery was introduced by early settlers from the South and that a majority of Southern Illinoisans wished to secede. Furthermore, he presents the first in-depth discussion of twelve pre–Civil War, free black communities located in the region. He also identifies the roles coal mining, labor violence, gangsters, and the media played in establishing the area’s image. He concludes optimistically, unveiling a twenty-first-century Southern Illinois filled with myriad attractions and opportunities for citizens and tourists alike. The State of Southern Illinois is the most accurate all-encompassing volume of history on this unique area that often regards itself as a state within a state. It offers an entirely new perspective on race relations, provides insightful information on the cultural divide between north and south in Illinois, and pays tribute to an often neglected and misunderstood region of this multidimensional state, all against a stunning visual backdrop. Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society, 2013
The Mighty Storm
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Author : Samantha Towle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
The Mighty Storm written by Samantha Towle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Man-woman relationships categories.
Jake Wethers, sexy, tattooed and deliciously bad lead singer, and brains behind The Mighty Storm, one of biggest bands in the world, left Tru with a broken heart when he moved from England to America. Sent to interview Jake for her music column by the magazine she works for, they are both unprepared for the sparks that fly the instant they reconnect. There's a complication to their instant feelings for one another: Will, Tru's boyfriend. When Jake offers Tru a job travelling the world with the band, will Tru be strong enough to resist the delectable bad boy who once held her heart so completely?