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I survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 / Lauren Tarshis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundSeries: Tarshis, Lauren. I survived ; Publisher: Broadway, NY: Scholastic Audiobooks, [2021]Copyright date: ℗©2021Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 2 audio discs (2 hr., 6 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781338830125
  • 1338830120
Other title:
  • Galveston hurricane, 1900
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Produced and directed by Deyan Audio.
Read by Michael Gallagher.Summary: The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds. True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd. So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappeared.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Audiobook Children's Audiobook Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Audiobook TARSHIS LAUREN Available 33111009946886
Children's Audiobook Children's Audiobook Main Library Children's Audiobook TARSHIS LAUREN Available 33111009946878
Children's Audiobook Children's Audiobook Northport Library Children's Audiobook TARSHIS LAUREN Available 33111009946894
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Read by Michael Gallagher.

Produced and directed by Deyan Audio.

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Title from disc label.

The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds. True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane striking Galveston was absurd. So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all but disappeared.

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