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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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- ISBN: 9780062364654 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0062364650 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780062364661
- ISBN: 0062364669
- Physical Description: vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- 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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| Subject: | Hurricanes > Texas > Galveston > History > 20th century. Galveston (Tex.) > History > 20th century. |
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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
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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
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Underwater | p. 1 | |
| Part I | They All Had Plans | |
| 1 | Looking Forward | p. 7 |
| 2 | The Storm: Africa | p. 22 |
| 3 | A Reasonable Argument | p. 30 |
| 4 | Storm Watcher | p. 54 |
| 5 | The Storm: From Cuba to Texas | p. 82 |
| Part II | Maelstrom | |
| 6 | Galveston: Thursday, September 6 | p. 111 |
| 7 | Friday: The Waves | p. 120 |
| 8 | Saturday Morning: Storm Tide | p. 132 |
| 9 | Saturday Afternoon: "Half the City Underwater" | p. 147 |
| 10 | The Night of Horrors | p. 163 |
| Part III | The white City on the Beach | |
| 11 | Telegraph Silence | p. 197 |
| 12 | The Pile | p. 211 |
| 13 | "I Can Begin Life Again, as I Entered It" | p. 235 |
| 14 | "In Pity's Name, in America's Name" | p. 250 |
| 15 | No Tongue Can Tell | p. 273 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 299 | |
| A Note on Further Reading | p. 300 | |
| Bibliography | p. 302 | |
| Index | p. 305 |
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