Good night Irene
Subtitle: stories and photos about the tropical storm that devastated Vermont, the Catskills, and the Berkshires
By: Craig Brandon, Nicole Garman, Michael Ryan
Contributors: Garman, Nicole; Ryan, Michael
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Surry Cottage Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Keene, N.H
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780982985328
Subjects: Hurricane Irene, 2011; Natural disasters; History; Catastrophes naturelles; Histoire
Description: Eight hours on an August Sunday. That is how long it took Tropical Storm Irene to destroy hundreds of houses and businesses and leave hundreds of people homeless on August 28, 2011. With three writers and a dozen photographers covering three states, this book describes the full extent of the disaster, including detailed reporting on hard-hit towns. Includes stories about: Two artists who watched their studios float down the river on YouTube ; A cemetery that was desecrated, leaving corpses on a highway ; A weekly newspaper that published on time after its offices and computers were left under water.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Birth of a monster; title: The day of the disaster; title: Prattsville, New York; title: Wilmington, Vermont; title: Rochester, Vermont; title: Williamstown & Greenfield, Mass.; title: Woodstock, Vermont; title: Schoharie, New York; title: Waterbury, Vermont; title: Brattleboro, Vermont; title: Aftermath; title: How you can help; title: Did the Addams Family predict Irene?; title: How dangerous are floating propane tanks?; title: Hatchery damaged: "rock snot" feared; title: Mobile home trailers were no match for Irene; title: Mold, the silent destroyer; title: Irene was no connoisseur of the arts; title: Farmers lost crops, barns, animals, and soil; title: Covered bridges no match for Irene.