Download or read book Great Storms of the Jersey Shore written by Larry Savadove and published by Down the Shore Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and expanded edition of a "history of wild weather on the Jersey Shore...with harrowing eyewitness accounts" (Booklist) now includes Superstorm Sandy and even more weather.Illustrated with nearly 300 photographs, engravings and graphics, this large-format book is filled with vivid personal accounts from storm survivors. Covering the earliest recorded storms through the devastating March '62 northeaster, the 1944 hurricane, December 1992's extreme northeaster and Superstorm Sandy, this "bible of Jersey Shore storms" also touches upon the mythic nature of great storms and looks at the environmental implications of coastal living. With added color photographs, more storms, and updated information, record tides and storm tracks, this new edition includes an Afterword about climate change, sea level rise, and the future of the coast. It is a must for every Shore resident's library.