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There is nothing more gallant than a tree a glimpse at the great hurricane of 1938 through the diary of Helen Grimes

Publication/Creation:

• 2010

Creators and Contributors:

• Lane, Mary Kelsey (creator)

Description:

• Physical Description:
• 18 p.; 28 cm.
reformatted digital
• Abstract:
• Helen Grimes, a housewife in Depression-era Providence, RI, wrote daily in a diary. In 1938, when a great hurricane struck New England without warning and devastated the region, her poetic voice and meticulous account provide a unique "in" to the storm and its impact on the city

Subject Headings:

• New England Hurricane, 1938

Genre(s)

• essays

Host Collection:

• Chronicles of Brunonia