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New book chronicles disasters in southeastern Connecticut

December 20, 2017 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 21, 2017 12:17 pm

John Ruddy and Dirk Langeveld, authors of the new coffee-table book published by The Day titled

“When Disaster Strikes: Shipwrecks, Storms and Other Calamities in Southeastern Connecticut,” tell how they found out about little-known fires, floods and plane crashes from the distant past as they scoured historical societies and archives for dramatic photographs.

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