The Boston Globe Publishes New Book: "Great New England Storms of the 20th Century".BOSTON -- The Boston Globe announced today the publication of a new book, "Great New England Storms of the 20th Century." The 160-page chronicle presents eyewitness accounts of the often devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. effect these extreme weather events had on the region and the lives of New Englanders. The hard-cover book is published in a large format (9"x10") and features more than 100 astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, photographs as it recaptures many of the most famous weather events on record. Storms recounted in the book include the devastating floods in 1936, a 1938 hurricane that still has no equal, a monster F5 tornado in 1953, the infamous Blizzard of '78, the so-called "Perfect Storm" of 1991, and what are considered the ice storms of the century in 1998. It goes beyond outlining the historical facts of these events; it also illustrates the faces and stories behind each disaster. Along with eyewitness reports and vivid photographs culled from the archives of The Boston Globe, the Boston Globe, The Daily newspaper published in Boston, one of the more influential newspapers in the U.S. Founded in 1872, it was purchased in 1877 by Charles H. Taylor. Boston Public Library Boston Public Library, founded in 1852, chiefly through the gift of Joshua Bates. It is the oldest free public city library supported by taxation in the world. Its present building on Copley Square, designed by McKim, Mead, and White, was completed in 1895. , and many other respected sources, "Great New England Storms of the 20th Century" features the personal stories of more than two dozen meteorologists representing every state in the region. The list of contributing meteorologists includes Dick Albert, Ken Barlow, Kelly Bates, Pete Bouchard, Barry Burbank, Jim Cantore, Ed Carroll, Steve Cascione, Bob Copeland, Joe Cupo, Geoff Fox, John Ghiorse, Dr. Mel Goldstein, Mike Haddad, Al Kaprielian, Don Kent, Brian Lapis, Kevin Lemanowicz, Sarah Long, Tom Messner, Mish Michaels, J.C. Monahan, Matt Noyes, Bruce Schwoegler, Mark Searles, and Dr. Fred Ward. The introduction is by Harvey Leonard. Among the book's many extras are: * Personal stories that make the big storms so memorable, including living for days without power or transportation, neighbors helping neighbors, babies born in taxis and trains, even a report of German prisoners of war prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. put to work cleaning up after a hurricane. * "Ask the Globe" columns answering all kinds of weather-related questions, from scientific ("What makes a snowstorm a blizzard?") to local ("What is the significance of the lights on top of the old John Hancock building?"). * A top-ten gallery of viewer-submitted photographs capturing little-seen moments from the 1938 Hurricane through the Blizzard of '78 and beyond. "Great New England Storms of the 20th Century" is available for sale online at The Boston Globe Store: www.BostonGlobeStore.com/storms. Boston Globe Store Contacts: Promotions & Publicity - Anaye Milligan, amilligan@globe.com Book Sales - Alan Henning, ahenning@globe.com Book Development - Janice Page, jpage@globe.com About The Boston Globe: The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. |
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