Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England

"Even if the environmental impact of the hurricane doesn’t interest you, the first-person accounts make fascinating reading."—Jan Gardner, Boston Globe "A must-read for anyone interested in forest succession, weather patterns, and the history of New England."—Bernd Heinrich, author of The Trees in My Forest "I could not imagine a more appropriate, indeed precedent-setting, integration of science and regional history. The ‘38 hurricane is truly a touchstone in New England history and this is the first book to do it justice."—Charlie Cogbill, author of The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods "Thirty-Eight illuminates the great hurricane from a unique, compelling—maybe even urgent—perspective. With humor, scholarship and insight, Stephen Long helps the reader understand how important the white pine forests are to New England. You'll never look at a windstorm or a fallen tree the same way."—Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire "A wonderfully written account of an ecologically and socially transformative event that continues to shape the development of New England’s forests and serves as an important point of reflection on disaster preparedness and appropriate management response."—Anthony D’Amato, University of Vermont "Thirty-Eight is New England’s greatest missing story, because this massive hurricane transformed landscapes, lives, and minds and continues to reverberate through the region today."—David Foster, author of Hemlock: Forest Giant on the Edge