Displaying 1 of 1 2015 Título: 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. Formato: Book Autor: Roker, Al, 1954- Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] Descripción: vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Resumen: Presents an account of the legendary hurricane to assess its destruction of Galveston, role in thousands of deaths, and influence on American history and culture. --Publisher's description. Temas: Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century. Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. Other title: Tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900 Great Gulf hurricane of 1900 Notas: Some releases say "Larger Print" on back cover. Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-304) and index. Contenido: 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. LCCN: 2015007009 ISBN: 9780062364654 (hardcover) 0062364650 (hardcover) 9780062364661 0062364669 Otro número: 893897997 Número de control: 3335049 Disponibilidad en sistema: 27 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 27 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1
