Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane | 
pickIt was a long read but a good read! It explained the inter workings of the Galveston hurricane. As someone who lived through Katrina and now Ida, it was a great book of tragedy, heroes, miracles, and the perfect storm.
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pickIt was a long read but a good read! It explained the inter workings of the Galveston hurricane. As someone who lived through Katrina and now Ida, it was a great book of tragedy, heroes, miracles, and the perfect storm.
This is such a part of my family story. My great grandmother was late in the pregnancy of her eleventh child, my grandfather, when this storm hit the island. My great-aunt worked with Clara Barton in the recovery.
As hurricane season approaches, my family are hyper-aware. My great-grandparents lived on the island
and and my grandfather was born only months after this conflagration. His mother hung onto a porch pillar as the waves blew through the town. I read every book written on the subject. September is worse, but I can talk about it this time of year. Still pretty raw in the family.
Hurricane season is coming. Thought I would check this out.
so-soI read this book in preparation to interview its author, Al Roker. A professional researcher prepared the materials for this project, but those familiar with Galveston history may be taken aback with a few glaring mistakes (including photos of local building being incorrectly identified).
