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

[Paul Harris]

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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