Author: Sargent, William,
Title: Storm Surge: a coastal village battles the rising Atlantic.
Description: Hyannis, MA, Parnassus Imprints, (1995). VG PB warmly inscribed by author Bill Sargent. On January 2, 1987, a fierce mid-winter nor'easter stalled off Cape Cod's Nauseet Beach. Overnight the village of Chatham,. Massachusetts, faced the amount of sea level rise most coastal communitis won't face for another 50 years. This is the story of how the people of Chatham battled to survive the sudden and unexpected disaster. It interweaves the storise of homeowners whose houses were swept away and the fishermen whose livelihoods were threatened with public brawls that erupted between dedicated scientists, environmental bureaucrats, law enforcement agencies and crusading attorneys. Environmental impact of a changing world. Crease back cover, smudge on fore-edge.

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