atlantic coast (u.s.)

A collection of essays discussing the effect of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 along the United States Atlantic Coast.

The author presents an account of his experiences in 2001 following the annual fall run of striped bass for three months from the northeastern United States to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and tells of the characters he met along the way.

Cook your way across the USA! This title teaches kids to cook local dishes from the East Coast of the United States. Each book is specially formatted to engage kids while reinforcing Common Core Standards in math, reading comprehension, and science. Kid-tested recipes, from Maine Pumpkin Bread to New Hampshire Creamy Clam Chowder, include easy step-by-step instructions and custom, how-to photos. Complete tool and ingredients lists are also provided. Get going on a cooking adventure! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Presents the history and exploits of a number of notorious pirates on the high seas including Englishman Captain Kidd, how he was captured, sentenced, and executed and also contains accounts of piracies in the West Indies.

Tells the story of the "Andrea Doria," a luxurious Italian passenger ship that sank on July 25, 1956 forty-five miles south of Nantucket, and discusses the deaths of several men from the charter boat "Seeker" who lost their lives during the summers of 1998 and 1999 in an attempt to bring up souvenirs from the wreck.

Recounts events of the record breaking blizzard that hit the eastern United States in March of 1993 wreaking havoc from Florida's Gulf Coast all the way to Canada.