The Resource 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
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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- Summary
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- "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
- On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the prosperous and growing port city on Texas's Gulf Coast. By dawn the next day, when the storm had passed, the city that existed just hours before was gone. Over 8,000 corpses littered the streets or were buried under the massive wreckage. Roker brings this legendary disaster and its aftermath into brilliant focus. Exploring the impact of the disaster on a rising nation's confidence, he illuminates both the energy and the limitations of the American Century, and of nature itself
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062364654
- Label
- 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
- Title
- The storm of the century
- Title remainder
- tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900
- Statement of responsibility
- Al Roker
- Title variation
- storm of the century
- Title variation remainder
- tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of Americas deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "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
- On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston, the prosperous and growing port city on Texas's Gulf Coast. By dawn the next day, when the storm had passed, the city that existed just hours before was gone. Over 8,000 corpses littered the streets or were buried under the massive wreckage. Roker brings this legendary disaster and its aftermath into brilliant focus. Exploring the impact of the disaster on a rising nation's confidence, he illuminates both the energy and the limitations of the American Century, and of nature itself
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10435825
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roker, Al
- Dewey number
- 976.4/139
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- QC945
- LC item number
- .R65 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hurricanes
- Galveston (Tex.)
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1103034
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062364654
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015007009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780062364654
- (OCoLC)893897997
- Label
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1103034
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062364654
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015007009
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780062364654
- (OCoLC)893897997
Subject
- trueGalveston, Texas -- History -- 20th century
- trueGulf Coast (United States) -- History
- trueHurricanes -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
- Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century
- trueNatural disasters
- trueSurvival (after hurricanes)
- Hurricanes -- Texas | Galveston -- History -- 20th century
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