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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Finishing up "Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938" - an interesting, if somewhat overwrought, recreation of the 1938 hurricane that devastated New England. My greatest criticism is the interpolation of various state histories to "pad out" the narrative. I don't think I really needed a description of the interchanges between Puritan settlers and Indian tribes - plunked into the middle of the 1938 narrative. I snagged it at a special price ($2.99 I think) - but I can't recommend it at the current full $9.99 price.
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Was that Hurricane Carol? I recall at the Yacht Club where I took sailing lessons in RI as a teen there was a "high water mark" plaque from Hurricane in 38... (I think it said and I think it say Carol). The plaque/water line is probably 4.5/5 feet above the floor of the building.
BTW: The high water mark was in the building which the classes were taught in which was behind (if you consider the water the front) of the main yacht club building across the access road and probably 30-40 feet (guesstimate) above the normal high tide.
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