[meteorite-list] New Book, "FROM WESTON to CRESTON" AD #1

From: Paul Harris <paul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:54:22 -0800
Message-ID: <7c945a5f-169e-afff-605b-467b51c66875_at_meteorite.com>

Hello Everyone,

FYI - Jim and I will be delivering the first batch of Frank's new book
to Anne, Michael, and Moritz by Noon on Friday the 27th.

See you all soon!

Paul


On 1/18/2017 3:30 PM, Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Have you ever wondered about the fall circumstances of some US fall
> you ran across, looked it up in the "Catalogue of Meteorites", and
> found little or no information? And you then did an Internet search
> and found any information was in an obscure reference that hadn't been
> scanned and was nearly impossible to get? I always wished for a
> reference book that contained all that information I was looking for.
> Or maybe you were just wondering what a particular fall looked like,
> but could find no photos of it other than a speck somewhere.
>
> That book is now here. About 10 years ago I began acquiring
> data concerning US witnessed falls to answer these questions. I've
> finally put together a book that many times I wished had already
> been done. The focus of "From Weston to Creston" is on the fall and
> recovery circumstances, and the collection history of 152 witnessed US
> meteorite falls plus 17 possible or probable falls. It also contains
> many interesting facts I've run across concerning these events. For
> instance, did you realize Wethersfield is not the only US city to have
> two meteorite falls occur within its city limits? Or that in 21
> falls, individuals have had truly close encounters, with stones
> landing within 10 feet of them? Most of the one to three page
> fall summaries includes a photo of the meteorite. The book is 157
> pages and includes an extensive reference section tied to individual
> falls.
>
> This book would have been impossible without the tremendous help from
> the meteorite community. Many of you have participated in helping me
> acquire data and I greatly appreciate it. Aside from the over 300
> references I acquired, additional data came from newspaper accounts
> and from the meteorite files of several major institutions, as well as
> from individual collectors, hunters, and scientists.
>
> Some of the more obscure falls that I found little known information
> are Garland, Farmville, Palahatchie, Palmyra, Palolo Valley, Richland
> Springs, Saganaw, Success, Torrington, and Walters. Can you guess
> which one of these impacted a house?
>
> I'm selling hardcover books for $150 (limited to 100 copies, signed &
> numbered), unsigned hardcover for $90, and softcover books for $36
> each. Shipping for 1 or 2 books runs $6.
>
> Payment can be through Paypal or check, and books will be available at
> the Tucson show at the Tucson City Center (old Inn Suites) in room 180
> (Mo's Meteorites), room 184 (Mike Farmer), and room 322 (Anne Black,
> Impactika).
>
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Frank
>
>
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Received on Wed 18 Jan 2017 07:54:22 PM PST