THE GREAT HURRICANE: 1938

The fascination as you listen to a historical account comes not from dry details, but from the human angle, the emotions and actions of real people. Both author Cherie Burns and narrator Anna Fields subscribe to this principle as they describe the fallout from the Great Hurricane that left a trail of destruction and death from Long Island, New York, to Providence, Rhode Island. Burns tells about the loss of loved ones, but the focus is on the challenges people faced as they fled to safety. While giving the story the respect due a historical volume, Fields captures the sense of urgency and loss that those in the hurricane's path must have felt. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/ MAR 06]