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Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
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Title: Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938
Author: R A Scotti
ISBN: 9780316739115
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher Description:
- September 2003 will mark the 65th anniversary of the storm.- Scotti gives us a dazzling addition to the disaster narrative genre, which includes such mega-hits as The Perfect Storm, Into Thin Air, and Isaac's Storm.- The Hurricane of '38 was the most financially destructive storm on record. The estimated cost in today's dollars would exceed $47 billion. Only five percent of the losses were covered by insurance.- Scotti grew up hearing amazing stories of '38, including one of an aunt who returned from work at the phone company in a rowboat and her grandmother's best friend who stepped out on the porch of her house and was never seen again.
Author: R A Scotti
ISBN: 9780316739115
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher Description:
- September 2003 will mark the 65th anniversary of the storm.- Scotti gives us a dazzling addition to the disaster narrative genre, which includes such mega-hits as The Perfect Storm, Into Thin Air, and Isaac's Storm.- The Hurricane of '38 was the most financially destructive storm on record. The estimated cost in today's dollars would exceed $47 billion. Only five percent of the losses were covered by insurance.- Scotti grew up hearing amazing stories of '38, including one of an aunt who returned from work at the phone company in a rowboat and her grandmother's best friend who stepped out on the porch of her house and was never seen again.
