Narrative nonfiction account of the record-setting Delaware River flood of August 18-20, 1955, reads like a thriller. This devastation was caused by rain from hurricanes Connie and Diane, hitting within five days of each other. The flood killed nearly 100 people in PA, NJ & NY, with the highest flood crest recorded on river to date. This is an extremely readable narrative woven from interviews with 100+ survivors & eyewitnesses. With 105 historic photos bringing these events to chilling life, this is the first comprehensive ...
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Narrative nonfiction account of the record-setting Delaware River flood of August 18-20, 1955, reads like a thriller. This devastation was caused by rain from hurricanes Connie and Diane, hitting within five days of each other. The flood killed nearly 100 people in PA, NJ & NY, with the highest flood crest recorded on river to date. This is an extremely readable narrative woven from interviews with 100+ survivors & eyewitnesses. With 105 historic photos bringing these events to chilling life, this is the first comprehensive account of a tragic event that changed life in the Delaware Valley forever.
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Fine. Fine, tight copy. Illustrated softcovers. 452 pp. with bibliography, index. illustrated with photos and maps. From August 18 to August 20, 1955 the Delaware River valley experienced three terrifying days and nights as two hurricanes--Connie and Diana--brought record setting rainfall that ended a drought but brought terror and destruction that tore away bridges and ripped houses from their foundations. Excessive runoff from the river's headwaters in the Catskills and the Poconos transformed the usually placid Delaware into a raging, uncontrollable beast. In the end nearly 100 people were dead nd hundreds more were homeless. Shafer's account follows the true stories of survivors and witnesses to provide the definitive account of the tragic event.
