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Isaac's Storm

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0375708278
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Isaac's Storm written by Erik Larson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.

Texas Storms

Author : Gene Fowler
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1429659483
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Texas Storms written by Gene Fowler and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Texans know Texas is more than a place it's a state of mind. It's an obsession. It simply can't be beat. So pull on your boots and saddle up for your insider tour of all that the great state of Texas has to offer. Whether you're holding on to your hat as the wild Texas weather rages or swinging your partner to the sweet sounds of Texas blues and rock, these are the books to satisfy your need for all things Texas. Hot off the press and loaded with Texas sized facts and photos, the Texas Series of collectible books is perfect for lovers of the Lone Star state.

Storm over Texas

Author : Joel H. Silbey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198031920
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Storm over Texas written by Joel H. Silbey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1844, a fiery political conflict erupted over the admission of Texas into the Union. This hard-fought and bitter controversy profoundly changed the course of American history. Indeed, as Joel Silbey argues in Storm Over Texas, it marked the crucial moment when partisan differences were transformed into a North-vs-South antagonism, and the momentum towards Civil War leaped into high gear. Silbey, one of America's most renowned political historians, offers a swiftly paced and compelling narrative of the Texas imbroglio, which included an exceptional cast of characters, from John C. Calhoun and John Quincy Adams, to James K. Polk and Martin Van Buren. We see how a series of unexpected moves, some planned, some inadvertent, sparked a crisis that intensified and crystallized the North-South divide. Sectionalism, Silbey shows, had often been intense, but rarely widespread and generally well contained by other forces. After Texas statehood, it became a driving force in national affairs, ultimately leading to Southern secession and Civil War. With subtlety, great care, and much imagination, Joel Silbey shows that this brief political struggle became, in the words of an Alabama congressman, "the greatest question of the age"--and a pivotal moment in American history.

Galveston and the 1900 Storm

Author : Patricia Bellis Bixel
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292753969
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Galveston and the 1900 Storm written by Patricia Bellis Bixel and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spur Award Nominee: How Galveston, Texas, reinvented itself after historic disaster: “A riveting narrative . . . Absorbing [and] well-illustrated.” —Library Journal The Galveston storm of 1900 reduced a cosmopolitan and economically vibrant city to a wreckage-strewn wasteland where survivors struggled without shelter, power, potable water, or even the means to summon help. At least 6,000 of the city's 38,000 residents died in the hurricane. Many observers predicted that Galveston would never recover and urged that the island be abandoned. Instead, the citizens of Galveston seized the opportunity, not just to rebuild, but to reinvent the city in a thoughtful, intentional way that reformed its government, gave women a larger role in its public life, and made it less vulnerable to future storms and flooding. This extensively illustrated history tells the full story of the 1900 Storm and its long-term effects. The authors draw on survivors’ accounts to vividly recreate the storm and its aftermath. They describe the work of local relief agencies, aided by Clara Barton and the American Red Cross, and show how their short-term efforts grew into lasting reforms. At the same time, the authors reveal that not all Galvestonians benefited from the city’s rebirth, as African Americans found themselves increasingly shut out from civic participation by Jim Crow segregation laws. As the centennial of the 1900 Storm prompts remembrance and reassessment, this complete account will be essential and fascinating reading for all who seek to understand Galveston’s destruction and rebirth. Runner-up, Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction—Contemporary, Western Writers Of America

Texas Storm

Author : Deana James
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 9780821718049
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Texas Storm written by Deana James and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 1986-04 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Man Who Caught the Storm

Author : Brantley Hargrove
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476796106
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Man Who Caught the Storm written by Brantley Hargrove and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring and an extraordinary account of humanity’s high-stakes race to understand nature’s fiercest phenomenon from Brantley Hargrove, “one of today’s great science writers” (The Washington Post). At the turn of the twenty-first century, the tornado was one of the last true mysteries of the modern world. It was a monster that ravaged the American heartland a thousand times each year, yet science’s every effort to divine its inner workings had ended in failure. Researchers all but gave up, until the arrival of an outsider. In a field of PhDs, Tim Samaras didn’t attend a day of college in his life. He chased storms with brilliant tools of his own invention and pushed closer to the tornado than anyone else ever dared. When he achieved what meteorologists had deemed impossible, it was as if he had snatched the fire of the gods. Yet even as he transformed the field, Samaras kept on pushing. As his ambitions grew, so did the risks. And when he finally met his match—in a faceoff against the largest tornado ever recorded—it upended everything he thought he knew. Brantley Hargrove delivers a “cinematically thrilling and scientifically wonky” (Outside) tale, chronicling the life of Tim Samaras in all its triumph and tragedy. Hargrove takes readers inside the thrill of the chase, the captivating science of tornadoes, and the remarkable character of a man who walked the line between life and death in pursuit of knowledge. The Man Who Caught the Storm is an “adrenaline rush of a tornado chase…Readers from all across the spectrum will enjoy this” (Library Journal, starred review) unforgettable exploration of obsession and the extremes of the natural world.

Saragosa, Texas, Tornado May 22, 1987

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309044359
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Saragosa, Texas, Tornado May 22, 1987 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The small community of Saragosa, Texas, was devastated by a violent multiple-vortex tornado on Friday, May 22, 1987. Despite the extensive warning dissemination efforts, which are documented in this book, the overall warning system in Saragosa failed to reach most of the residents in time for them to take effective safety measures. The primary purpose of this book is to combine the information provided by the respondents to a postdisaster survey with the facts surrounding the tornado in order to understand and evaluate the severe weather warning procedures used in Reeves County, Texas, where Saragosa is located. The evaluation of this survey is intended to determine ways of adjusting existing warning systems and better prepare the citizens, public officials, and news media in Reeves County, as well as in every city, county, and township where severe weather threatens lives and property.

Texas Tornado

Author : Jan Reid
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029272196X
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Texas Tornado written by Jan Reid and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doug Sahm was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist of legendary range and reputation. The first American musician to capitalize on the 1960s British invasion, Sahm vaulted to international fame leading a faux-British band called the Sir Douglas Quintet, whose hits included "She's About a Mover," "The Rains Came," and "Mendocino." He made the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1968 and 1971 and performed with the Grateful Dead, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Boz Scaggs, and Bob Dylan. Texas Tornado is the first biography of this national music legend. Jan Reid traces the whole arc of Sahm's incredibly versatile musical career, as well as the manic energy that drove his sometimes turbulent personal life and loves. Reid follows Sahm from his youth in San Antonio as a prodigy steel guitar player through his breakout success with the Sir Douglas Quintet and his move to California, where, with an inventive take on blues, rock, country, and jazz, he became a star in San Francisco and invented the "cosmic cowboy" vogue. Reid also chronicles Sahm's later return to Texas and to chart success with the Grammy Award–winning Texas Tornados, a rowdy "conjunto rock and roll band" that he modeled on the Beatles and which included Sir Douglas alum Augie Meyers and Tejano icons Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez. With his exceptional talent and a career that bridged five decades, Doug Sahm was a rock and roll innovator whose influence can only be matched among his fellow Texas musicians by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Janis Joplin, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Texas Tornado vividly captures the energy and intensity of this musician whose life burned out too soon, but whose music continues to rock.

Texas Tornado

Author : Louise Ballerstedt Raggio
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806524528
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book Texas Tornado written by Louise Ballerstedt Raggio and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - The authors received the 2004 Susan B. Anthony Award, given by the First United Methodist Church Council on the Status and Role of Women

Extreme Precipitation Depths for Texas, Excluding the Trans-Pecos Region

Author : Jennifer Lanning-Rush
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Extreme Precipitation Depths for Texas, Excluding the Trans-Pecos Region written by Jennifer Lanning-Rush and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tiny Texas Tornado

Author : Jaron Toliver
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645309878
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book Tiny Texas Tornado written by Jaron Toliver and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-17 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiny Texas Tornado By: Jaron Toliver As you go on this journey with Angel. You will feel like he is in the center of a storm. With nothing but problems swirling around him. You will learn. You have to step out of the storm. Reassess the situation and come up with a solution to each problem.

The Tornado

Author : John Edward Weems
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623496152
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Tornado written by John Edward Weems and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tornado gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and The Tornado vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family. The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars. Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called “wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power.” John Banta, writing in the Waco Tribune-Herald, described it as “a gripping story of human drama and tragedy.” Kirkus Reviews said, “. . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason.” Royalties from the sale of The Tornado will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.

Weather in Texas

Author : George W. Bomar
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 147731329X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Weather in Texas written by George W. Bomar and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only in Texas could a snowstorm pelt the Panhandle at the very moment abrasive dust is scouring the Permian Basin while searing heat is wilting the Winter Garden region in the south. The state's large size and central location within North America subject it to a great variety of weather occurrences. Texas state meteorologist George W. Bomar has been observing Texas weather for nearly half a century, and in Weather in Texas, he provides the essential guide to all of the state's weather phenomena. Writing in lively layman's language, Bomar fully explains both how the weather works and how Texans can prepare for and stay safe during extreme weather events. He describes the forces that shape Texas weather from season to season, including the influence of tropical cyclones, frontal boundaries, El Niño, and the polar jet stream. Bomar puts specific weather events in historical context, using a ranking system to illustrate how recent droughts, snowstorms, hurricanes, flash floods, and tornadoes compare with those of previous generations. He also includes comprehensive tabulations of weather data for every area of Texas, quantifying what constitutes "normal" weather, as well as the extreme limits of variables such as low and high temperatures, rain days, snow accumulations, and earliest and latest freezes. With everything from the latest science on climate change and weather modification to dramatic stories about landmark weather events, Weather in Texas is a must-have reference for all Texans..

Water-resources Investigations Report

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Water-resources Investigations Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Port Arthur and Vicinity, Texas

Author : United States. Engineers Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Port Arthur and Vicinity, Texas written by United States. Engineers Corps and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Survival in the Storm

Author : Katelan Janke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439215992
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Survival in the Storm written by Katelan Janke and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-year-old girl keeps a journal of her family's and friends' difficult experiences in the Texas panhandle, part of the "Dust Bowl," during the Great Depression. Includes a historical note about life in America in 1935.

Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project, Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project, Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: