| Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane Contributor(s): Green, Nathan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1565547675 ISBN-13: 9781565547674 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1999 Annotation: Complete, graphic, and authentic, this examination of one of the worst catastrophes in history becomes more chilling by its use of eyewitness testimony. 41 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Nature | Natural Disasters |
| Dewey: 973 |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 5.84" W x 8.81" (1.44 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One hundred years after the hurricane of 1900 devastated Galveston, Texas, it remains the most deadly natural disaster in United States history. Although many heeded the warnings of local weatherman Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline, numerous others did not. |
Contributor Bio(s): Green, Nathan: - Nathan C. Green was one of the country's most noted newspaper correspondents when this book was first published in 1900. Green's other books include War with Spain, Story of Spain and Cuba, The Philippines, and Modern Warfare. |