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Northeaster - A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 (Hardcover)
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Northeaster - A Story of Courage and Survival in the Blizzard of 1952 (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R286
Discovery Miles 2 860
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A vivid and gripping story of an epic Maine snowstorm that tested
the very limits of human endurance. For many, the past few years
have been defined by climate disaster. Stories about
once-in-a-lifetime hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts and even
snowstorms are now commonplace. But dramatic weather events are not
new and Northeaster, Cathie Pelletier's breathtaking account of the
1952 snowstorm that blanketed New England, offers a valuable
reminder about nature's capacity for destruction as well as insight
into the human instinct for preservation. Northeaster weaves
together a rich cast of characters whose lives were uprooted and
endangered by the storm. Housewives and lobstermen, loggers and
soldiers were all trapped as snow piled in drifts twenty feet high.
The storm smothered hundreds of travelers in their cars, covered
entire towns, and broke ships in half. In the midst of the
blizzard's chaos, there were remarkable acts of heroism and
courageous generosities. Doctors braved the storm to help deliver
babies. Ordinary people kept their wits while buried in their cars,
and others made their way out of forests to find kind-hearted
strangers willing to take them in. It's likely that none of us know
how we would handle a confrontation with a blizzard or other
natural disaster. But Northeaster shows that we have it inside to
fight for survival in some of the harshest conditions that nature
has to offer.
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