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On February 6th and 7th 1978 New England was knocked to its knees by incredible snow and wind referred to as the "Worst Storm of the Century." Michael Tougias, author of two books about the Blizzard (The Blizzard of '78 and Ten Hours Until Dawn) combines a unique array of slides with riveting narration, bringing the Blizzard to life again. Tougias first chronicles the period before the storm, then follows its progression, causing commuter nightmares and incredible devastation. From Cape Cod to Connecticut Tougias explains how people survived the storm by spending up to 48 hours in their cars and how coastal homes were first torn from their foundations then smashed to smithereens by giant waves. He also recalls the lighter side of the storm including neighborhood parties, the fun of cross-country skiers skiing down major highways, and the way people helped total strangers stranded by the storm.
Michael Tougias is the author of 16 books. His latest book Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do is a National Bestseller. Ten Hours Until Dawn was also selected by the American Library Association as one of the "Top Books of the Year" and described as "a white-knuckle read, the best book of its kind." He has also written and co-authored two books on King Philip's War. On a lighter note, Tougias chronicled his misadventures at his remote cabin in Vermont in his award-winning book There's A Porcupine In My Outhouse: Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wanna-be. This book won the Independent Publishers Association Award for the "The Best Nature Book of the Year."