Press Room - Devastation on the Delaware


PRESS ROOM	This is the place to find the latest press releases and news coverage about the book, along with photos and other press kit elements.
HOME	General Info Press Releases - Current and archived news about the book Flood of 1955 FAQ – Facts to clear up some common misconceptions about the flood of '55 in the Delaware Valley Reviews & Commentary Selected text excerpts for reviews – A smattering of excerpts from the text to give an idea of the language and tone of the book. Author Bio - Mary Shafer's professional background Author Q&A - Learn about the genesis of the book, its process and format, and the author's future plans. Images Follow these links to find print-quality photo images of the book cover, the author, and selected images from the flood of 1955. Book Cover Image - This link will pull up a high resolution color image of the book's cover, suitable for print reproduction. (The cover was designed by the very talented Laura Pritchard of Doylestown's Pritchard Design). Author Photos - High resolution photos of Mary Shafer Selected 1955 flood images – These images are similar to those in the text, most lent by the owners of private collections. They are used by permission of the owners, and are offered for use in reviews and related media coverage ONLY. The are not to be used in any other published material in print or online, and the copyrights to these images are still held by the owners. If you use them in reviews or feature articles, please credit these generous folks. Multimedia VIDEO (MPG & MP4 formats will play on most popular media players. You may need to download a plug-in for your browser.) Weather Whys? - Devastation on the Delaware was featured in the August 15, 2007 segment of Weather Why's, part of the Weather World show broadcast on PCN from Penn State University's School of Meteorology. The show is hosted by Dr. Jon Nese, former Storm Analyst for The Weather Channel and writer of the book's foreword. Watch the video! (9.3 MB mp4 download) TEMPO! Newsmagazine Flood Special - Author Mary Shafer was extensively interviewed for the 50th anniversary special segment of TEMPO! Extra Newsmagazine on the Lehigh Valley's PBS station, WLVT-Channel 39. Check out a partial clip from that segment! (27.6 MB mpg download) AUDIO (MP3 format will play on most popular media players. You may need to download a plug-in for your browser.) The Hawk 99.9FM Morning Show - Author Mary Shafer appeared for an hour-long interview with Hawk Morning Show hosts Rick Michaels and Samantha Layne on May 26, 2006, as that year's Atlantic hurricane season got underway. We've posted about 20 minutes worth of clips from that interview in mp3 audio format. You should be able to play this file using any of the popular media players. Listen now to part of the interview. Theme Song - Check out "Delaware," the hauntingly beautiful ode to the river by New Jersey's own Laura Baird of the talented Baird Sisters. (Note: This download is an MP3 audio file of more than 5 MB. If you're on a dial-up connection or don't have audio player software, you might instead wish to listen online at downloadmusic.com.) However you do it, give this little gem a listen – you'll be glad you did. Sincere thanks to Laura for permission to use her work. If you dig the sounds of the Baird Sisters, you can purchase full CDs of their work at their website.
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Press Releases - Current and archived news about the book
Flood of 1955 FAQ – Facts to clear up some common misconceptions about the flood of '55 in the Delaware Valley
Reviews & Commentary
Selected text excerpts for reviews – A smattering of excerpts from the text to give an idea of the language and tone of the book.
Author Bio - Mary Shafer's professional background
Author Q&A - Learn about the genesis of the book, its process and format, and the author's future plans.

Book Cover Image - This link will pull up a high resolution color image of the book's cover, suitable for print reproduction. (The cover was designed by the very talented Laura Pritchard of Doylestown's Pritchard Design).
Author Photos - High resolution photos of Mary Shafer
Selected 1955 flood images – These images are similar to those in the text, most lent by the owners of private collections. They are used by permission of the owners, and are offered for use in reviews and related media coverage ONLY. The are not to be used in any other published material in print or online, and the copyrights to these images are still held by the owners. If you use them in reviews or feature articles, please credit these generous folks.

Weather Whys? - Devastation on the Delaware was featured in the August 15, 2007 segment of Weather Why's, part of the Weather World show broadcast on PCN from Penn State University's School of Meteorology. The show is hosted by Dr. Jon Nese, former Storm Analyst for The Weather Channel and writer of the book's foreword. Watch the video! (9.3 MB mp4 download)

TEMPO! Newsmagazine Flood Special - Author Mary Shafer was extensively interviewed for the 50th anniversary special segment of TEMPO! Extra Newsmagazine on the Lehigh Valley's PBS station, WLVT-Channel 39. Check out a partial clip from that segment! (27.6 MB mpg download)

AUDIO
(MP3 format will play on most popular media players. You may need to download a plug-in for your browser.)

The Hawk 99.9FM Morning Show - Author Mary Shafer appeared for an hour-long interview with Hawk Morning Show hosts Rick Michaels and Samantha Layne on May 26, 2006, as that year's Atlantic hurricane season got underway. We've posted about 20 minutes worth of clips from that interview in mp3 audio format. You should be able to play this file using any of the popular media players. Listen now to part of the interview.
Theme Song - Check out "Delaware," the hauntingly beautiful ode to the river by New Jersey's own Laura Baird of the talented Baird Sisters. (Note: This download is an MP3 audio file of more than 5 MB. If you're on a dial-up connection or don't have audio player software, you might instead wish to listen online at downloadmusic.com.) However you do it, give this little gem a listen – you'll be glad you did. Sincere thanks to Laura for permission to use her work. If you dig the sounds of the Baird Sisters, you can purchase full CDs of their work at their website.