Sandy
Subtitle: a Story of Complete Devastation, Courage, and Recovery
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781623684488; 9781623684501; 9781600789182
Subjects: Hurricane Sandy, 2012; Pictorial works; Hurricane damage; Hurricanes; Disaster relief; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Disasters & Disaster Relief; HISTORY; Civilization; Essays; Reference; Social History
Other titles: New York post.
Description: On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the Mid-Atlantic region. The devastation she would bring to the New York and New Jersey was widespread and unimaginable. Though warnings had been issued for days and many evacuated their homes and offices, thousands stood in the path of one of the strongest storms in the history of America. Winds on Long Island reached 90 mph. Large sections of Lower Manhattan flooded. Fire in Queens destroyed more than 100 buildings. In New Jersey, 2.6 million homes were without people and nearly 40 people were killed. A 50-foot piece of the Atlantic City.
Notes: At head of title: New York Post.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction by Andy Soltis; Part I: Bringing Hell and High Water; Part II: Brooklyn & Queens; Part III: Staten Island; Part IV: Manhattan; Part V: New Jersey, Long Island and the Region; Part VI: Recovering & Giving a Helping Hand.