The storm of the century : tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900
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.
Record details
ISBN:9780062443526
ISBN:9780062443519
ISBN:0062364669
ISBN:9780062364661
ISBN:9780062393029 (large print)
ISBN:9780062364678 (ebook)
ISBN:0062364650 (hardcover)
ISBN:9780062364654 (hardcover)
Physical Description:vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm print
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
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