& Reporters:
Here are your photo
and info resources to cover
the author and her book.
Here we offer links to other sites we believe will be of interest to those
with ties to the Delaware River Valley. Some have to do with the flood of 1955,
while others are simply river- or weather-related. Enjoy!
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Stuff About the BookDevastation on the Delaware
Remembering the Flood of 1955 - Advance of Bucks County – An early report on the book.
Book Highlights Eerie Similarities – What floods from Diane and Katrina have in common.
The Baird Sisters – "Old-time cuties on an Appalachian bender." How could you not want to explore their music? Laura Baird wrote and performs "Delaware," our theme song. Click to download the mp3 file. It's okay -- Laura knows.
Delaware River – Floods and Related History1955 – Hurricane Diane
1955 Flood in Trenton, NJ – When the mayor got flooded out of his Riverside Street apartment
Bucks County Playhouse Underwater in 1955 – An early-morning crest inundates the stage and box office
High Water Mark – The author writes with attitude - This piece is kinda sad and funny all at once.
The Tempest - A Time Magazine archived article
Brodhead Creek Watershed – Scene of the most deaths in the '55 flood
Other Floods
June 2006 Flood – The third whopper in 21 months makes the New York Times.
US Flood Damage Records - All kinds of good info here
Current Flooding Issues
Delaware River Basin Commission - Those with the unenviable task of flood mitigation decisions
Droughts, Floods and Sprawl –They’re All Connected – In a word, "Duh."
The Flood Project of the Nurture Nature Center - Easton's getting a flood museum!
Flood Resource Center of Northampton Community College – A project of the Student Leadership Seminar, which we were proud to support.
Flood Safety – An ever-changing collection of important info
Turn Around, Don't Drown – This picture shows why!
History
A Brief History of the Delaware River – Told from a recreation prespective
Saved From the Dam: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - From ugliness, beauty.
Controversy on the Delaware – A video documentary of the Tocks Island Dam fiasco
A Gift From the Muck: Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud – If you've got the balls, they've got the mud.
Hunterdon County, NJ Bridges over the Delaware – From the author of "Delaware Diary"
Hurricanes and Related Weather1955
1955 Hurricanes – Connie, Diane and Ione: Not exactly good girls
1955 flood in Stamford, CT – Hard as it is to believe, they got hit WAY worse than the DelVal did!
Regional
Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States
Great book! Exhaustive coverage – if it's not in here, you don't need to know it.
New England Hurricane Statistics – Yeah, they really do get 'em up there...sometimes.
Historical Weather Data for 2,000 Cities Worldwide – See who got whomped the worst.
Hurricane Reference Center – Yeah, we're venturing into serious weather weenie territory here.
Stormpulse - Track Atlantic Hurricanes
Historic
Costliest US Hurricanes - Clearly a pre-Katrina site...
On This Day in Weather History – When your own weather's too boring, see what happened when!
