The Resource 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
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
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- Summary
- On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the prosperous and growing port city on Texas's Gulf Coast. By dawn the next day, when the storm had passed, the city that existed just hours before was gone. Over 8,000 corpses littered the streets or were buried under the massive wreckage. Roker brings this legendary disaster and its aftermath into brilliant focus. Exploring the impact of the disaster on a rising nation's confidence, he illuminates both the energy and the limitations of the American Century, and of nature itself
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Extent
- 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780062393029
- Label
- 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
- Title
- The storm of the century
- Title remainder
- tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
- Statement of responsibility
- Al Roker
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the prosperous and growing port city on Texas's Gulf Coast. By dawn the next day, when the storm had passed, the city that existed just hours before was gone. Over 8,000 corpses littered the streets or were buried under the massive wreckage. Roker brings this legendary disaster and its aftermath into brilliant focus. Exploring the impact of the disaster on a rising nation's confidence, he illuminates both the energy and the limitations of the American Century, and of nature itself
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roker, Al
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC945
- LC item number
- .R65 2015b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hurricanes
- Galveston (Tex.)
- Large type books
- Hurricanes
- Large type books
- Texas
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn894310266
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Extent
- 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780062393029
- Lccn
- 2015025824
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- ocn894310266
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First HarperLuxe edition.
- Extent
- 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780062393029
- Lccn
- 2015025824
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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