The Ash Wednesday Storm has been widely acclaimed ... "This is the true story of the Ash Wednesday Storm - which struck the Outer Banks March 7, 1962 with a violence beyond imagination. David Stick...has written an accurate, sometimes blood-pressure-raising account of the storm, and of the people who lived through it." ... Andy Griffith, in his forward to The Ash Wednesday Storm. "The Ash Wednesday Storm... is a riveting, straightforward account of that storm. Using the survivors' own words and stories, Stick masterfully recreates the storm and its aftermath on the Outer Banks..." The Outer Banks Current "From the survivors come the many stories, vividly remembered, of the dark morning when their lives were invaded by the overwhelming rush of water, leaving a wake of terror, destruction, an despair."... The State Magazine. "Stick captures something interesting in every page of the book"... The Virginian Pilot "By the time you have finished reading The Ash Wednesday Storm, you will feel as if you had been there."...The Surfside News