Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

by Stephen Long

Book Overview

A groundbreaking account of the cataclysmic hurricane of 1938 and its devastating impact on New England's inland forests

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300230672
• ISBN13: 9780300230673
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"