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 / Al Roker.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062393029
- ISBN: 0062393022
- Physical Description: 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Edition: First HarperLuxe edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : HarperLuxe, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Subject: | Hurricanes > Texas > Galveston > History > 20th century. Galveston (Tex.) > History > 20th century. |
Genre: | Large print books. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Erlanger Branch | LT 976.4139 R742s 2015 (Text) | 33126021052307 | Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
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. - Baker & Taylor
An award-winning meteorologist presents an account of a legendary hurricane to assess its destruction of Galveston, role in thousands of deaths and influence on American history and culture. (history â United States). Simultaneous. - HARPERCOLL
In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBCâs Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American historyâa haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for todayâs new age of extreme weather.
On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, two-hundred-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the booming port city on Texasâs Gulf Coast. By dawn the next day, the city that hours earlier had stood as a symbol of Americaâs growth and expansion was now gone. Shattered, grief-stricken survivors emerged to witness a level of destruction never before seen: Eight thousand corpses littered the streets and were buried under the massive wreckage. Rushing water had lifted buildings from their foundations, smashing them into pieces, while wind gusts had upended steel girders and trestles, driving them through house walls and into sidewalks. No race or class was spared its wrath. In less than twenty-four hours, a single storm had destroyed a major American metropolisâand awakened a nation to the terrifying power of nature.
Blending an unforgettable cast of characters, accessible weather science, and deep historical research into a sweeping and dramatic narrative, The Storm of the Century brings this legendary hurricane and its aftermath into fresh focus. No other natural disaster has ever matched the havoc caused by the awesome mix of winds, rain, and flooding that devastated Galveston and shocked a young, optimistic nation on the cusp of modernity. Exploring the impact of the tragedy on a rising countryâs confidenceâthe trauma of the loss and the determination of the responseâAl Roker illuminates the United Statesâs character at the dawn of the âAmerican Century,â while also underlining the fact that no matter how mighty they may become, all nations must respect the ferocious potential of our natural environment.