The Storm of the Century
Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Presents an account of the legendary hurricane to assess its destruction of Galveston, role in thousands of deaths, and influence on American history and culture. --Publisher's description.
Contents:
Underwater -- They all had plans. Looking forward ; The storm: Africa ; A reasonable argument ; Storm watcher ; The storm: from Cuba to Texas -- Maelstrom. Galveston: Thursday, September 6 ; Friday: the waves ; Saturday morning: storm tide ; Saturday afternoon: "half the city underwater" ; The night of horrors -- The white city on the beach. Telegraph silence ; The pile ; "I can begin life again, as I entered it" ; "In pity's name, in America's name" ; No tongue can tell.
Subjects:
1900 - 1999
Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century.
Hurricanes.
Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- Galveston.
1900 - 1999
Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century.
Hurricanes.
Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century.
Texas -- Galveston.
ISBN:
9780062364654 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Disaster Rok | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/22/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-304) and index.