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 /
Roker, Al, 1954-,
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. - First HarperLuxe edition. - 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0062393022 9780062393029
Hurricanes--History--Texas--Galveston--20th century.
Galveston (Tex.)--History--20th century.
Large type books.
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. - First HarperLuxe edition. - 408 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm -
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0062393022 9780062393029
Hurricanes--History--Texas--Galveston--20th century.
Galveston (Tex.)--History--20th century.
Large type books.