From the introduction: In two days of furious weather, the 'storm of the century' ravaged the coastline, smothered the region in over two feet of snow, claimed 54 lives, dismantled 2,000 homes, drove 10,000 people into shelters, and caused $1 billion in damage... More than 3,500 cars, trucks, and their cold and frightened drivers were stranded along Route 128 after the blinding snow piled higher than wheel wells, doors, hoods, and roofs...