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Author Bailey, Holly.

Title The mercy of the sky : the story of a tornado / Holly Bailey.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Viking, [2015]
©2015

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  363.34 BAI    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  551.553 BAILEY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  551.553 B15    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  363.3492 BAILEY    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  551.553 BAI    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  363.3492 BAILEY    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  551.553 BA    Check Shelf
Description 306 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Summary "An acclaimed national reporter returns to her hometown to give an inside account of the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, in May 2013--a dramatic, suspenseful story of human courage in the face of natural disaster" -- provided by publisher.
"Oklahomans have long been known for their fatalism and grit, but even old-timers are troubled by the twisters that are devastating the state with increasing frequency. On May 20, 2013, the worst tornado on record landed a direct hit on the small town of Moore, destroying two schools while the children cowered inside. Oklahoma native Holly Bailey grew up dreaming of becoming a storm chaser. Instead, she became Newsweek's youngest ever White House correspondent, traveling to war zones with Presidents Bush and Obama. When Moore was hit, Bailey went back both as a journalist and a hometown girl, speaking to the teachers who put their lives at risk to save their students, the weathermen more revered than rock stars and more tormented than they let on, and many shell-shocked residents" -- provided by publisher.
Subject Tornadoes -- Oklahoma -- Moore.
Moore (Okla.) -- History -- 21st century.
ISBN 9780525427490
052542749X
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