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Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster [microform] by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster [microform] written by Paul Lester and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster written by Paul Lester and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of a devastating hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900, including photographs of the wreckage.
Book Synopsis GRT GALVESTON DISASTER CONTAIN by : Paul Lester
Download or read book GRT GALVESTON DISASTER CONTAIN written by Paul Lester and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane .. by : Paul [From Old Catalog] Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane .. written by Paul [From Old Catalog] Lester and published by Arkose Press. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster written by Paul Lester and published by Nova Snova. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of men, women and children swept to sudden death. Millions of dollars worth of property destroyed. Scenes of suffering and desolation that beggar description. Heroic efforts to save human life. The world shocked by the appalling news. Such is the thrilling story of the Galveston flood, and in this volume it is told with wonderful power and effect. This volume is a complete and authentic account of the great calamity told by the survivors.
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times by : Richard Spillane
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times written by Richard Spillane and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-03-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster written by Paul Lester and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Thousands of men, women and children swept to sudden death. Millions of dollars worth of property destroyed. Scenes of suffering and desolation that beggar description. Heroic efforts to save human life. The world shocked by the appalling news. Such is the thrilling story of the Galveston flood, and in this volume it is told with wonderful power and effect. There have been many disasters by storm and flood in modern times, but none to equal this. In the brief space of twelve hours more persons lost their lives than were killed during a year of the war between the British and the Boers or during a year and a half of our war in the Philippines. The calamity came suddenly. Galveston was not aware of its impending fate. News of an approaching cyclone produced no alarm. Suddenly word was sent that the hurricane was bending from its usual course and might strike the city. Even then there was no sudden fear, no hurrying to escape, no thought of swift destruction. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, the city waked up to the awful fact that it was to be engulfed by a tidal wave, and buried in the flood of waters. The news of the overwhelming disaster came as a shock to people everywhere. Bulletin boards in all our cities were surrounded by eager crowds to obtain the latest reports. Many who had friends in the stricken city were kept in suspense respecting their fate. With bated breath was the terrible calamity talked about, and in every part of our country committees of relief were immediately formed. The magnitude of the disaster grew from day to day. Every fresh report added to the intelligence already received, and it was made clear that a large part of the city of Galveston, with its inhabitants, had been swept out of existence. This work furnishes a striking description of a great city of the dead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Galveston and the 1900 Storm by : Patricia Bellis Bixel
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
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster written by Paul Lester and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Galveston flood of 1900.
Book Synopsis The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror by : John Coulter
Download or read book The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror written by John Coulter and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Galveston Disaster [microforme] : Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times ; Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters, Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales, Heroic Deeds, Panic-stricken Multitudes and Heart-rending Scenes of Agony, Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate, Separation of Loved Ones, Etc. : Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of Death, Terrible Sufferings of the Survivors ... by : Paul Lester
Download or read book The Great Galveston Disaster [microforme] : Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times ; Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters, Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales, Heroic Deeds, Panic-stricken Multitudes and Heart-rending Scenes of Agony, Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate, Separation of Loved Ones, Etc. : Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of Death, Terrible Sufferings of the Survivors ... written by Paul Lester and published by St. John, N.B. : R.A.H. Marrow. This book was released on 1900 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane by : Nathan C. Green
Download or read book Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane written by Nathan C. Green and published by Pelican Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-12-31 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. More than 6,000 souls perished. Shortly after the storm, author Nathan C. Green set out to share with the world the Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane . For those who had lost their lives, he would become their voice; for those who had somehow miraculously survived, he would become their chronicler. To further memorialize the events of the Galveston Hurricane, Pelican has reprinted Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline's Storms, Floods and Sunshine: An Autobiography, which it first published in 1945.
Book Synopsis The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes survivors' accounts of the hurricane *Includes a bibliography for further reading "First news from Galveston just received by train which could get no closer to the bay shore than six miles where the prairie was strewn with debris and dead bodies. About 200 corpses counted from the train. Large steamship stranded two miles inland. Nothing could be seen of Galveston. Loss of life and property undoubtedly most appalling. Weather clear and bright here with gentle southeast wind." - G.L. Vaughan, Manager of Western Union in Houston, in a telegram to the Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau on the day after the hurricane. In 2005, the world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, and the calamity seemed all the worse because many felt that technology had advanced far enough to prevent such tragedies, whether through advanced warning or engineering. At the same time, that tends to overlook all of the dangers posed by hurricanes and other phenomena that produce natural disasters. After all, storms and hurricanes have been wiping out coastal communities ever since the first humans built them. As bad as Hurricane Katrina was, the hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900 killed several times more people, with an estimated death toll between 6,000-12,000 people. Prior to advanced communications, few people knew about impending hurricanes except those closest to the site, and in the days before television, or even radio, catastrophic descriptions were merely recorded on paper, limiting an understanding of the immediate impact. Stories could be published after the water receded and the dead were buried, but by then, the immediate shock had worn off and all that remained were the memories of the survivors. Thus, it was inevitable that the Category 4 hurricane wrought almost inconceivable destruction as it made landfall in Texas with winds at 145 miles per hour. It was only well into the 20th century that meteorologists began to name storms as a way of distinguishing which storm out of several they were referencing, and it seems somewhat fitting that the hurricane that traumatized Galveston was nameless. Due to the lack of technology and warning, many of the people it killed were never identified, and the nameless corpses were eventually burned in piles of bodies that could not be interred due to the soggy soil. Others were simply buried at sea. The second deadliest hurricane in American history claimed 2,500 lives, so it's altogether possible that the Galveston hurricane killed over 4 times more than the next deadliest in the U.S. To this day, it remains the country's deadliest natural disaster. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 chronicles the story of the deadliest hurricane in American history. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Galveston Hurricane like never before, in no time at all.
Book Synopsis Through a Night of Horrors by : Casey Edward Greene
Download or read book Through a Night of Horrors written by Casey Edward Greene and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, witnesses to this deadly disaster describe, in many never-before-published accounts, their encounters with this monstrous storm.
Book Synopsis Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm by : Kerry Given
Download or read book Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm written by Kerry Given and published by . This book was released on 2014-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm is a historic novel set in Galveston, Texas. All the action takes place in the week before and during the infamous 1900 hurricane, although there are flashbacks the famous privateer, Jean Lafitte, and his men as they bury and then protect a treasure. Galveston in 1900 was a booming, fascinating place. Wealth was being accumulated at amazing rates and new businesses and businessmen were pouring into town. Its hotels, one of which sported a five story atrium, were the finest south of St. Louis. It was also a party town. Galveston had more saloons than New Orleans. Whorehouses and society clubs occupied the same block. Politics and race relations were difficult as the post civil war Republicans (led by a black Galvestonian) reluctantly gave way to a new majority of white politicians. Black and white unions fought over control of the cotton docks where the aptly nicknamed Octopus of the Gulf, the Galveston Wharves Company, monopolized seaborne trade into all of Texas. Jack Johnson, a native Galvestonian, was beginning his legendary boxing career and famous entertainers, such as Lillie Langtry, regularly performed at Galveston's opera house. About the Author - Bill Merrell lives in historic Galveston and studies hurricanes. He weaves his personal knowledge of hurricane impacts and Galveston's rich past to form an accurate setting for his historic novel, Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm. Merrell, who holds a Ph.D in Oceanography, studies storm surge, sometimes first hand, as when he stayed on Galveston Island during Hurricane Ike to observe and document its devastating surge. Since then Merrell has developed a plan for a coastal barrier system dubbed, the Ike Dike, that would prevent future surges in the region and has led efforts to get it implemented. Merrell also experiences Galveston's past first hand, Bill and his family have restored and preserved three historic structures including the 1870 Merchant's Mutual Insurance Building on Galveston's Strand where, in a photograph taken about 1900, a bearded Henry Sampson peers out from the window in his third floor office. Most of Merrell's writing is non-fiction but he has produced other fiction including the play, The Boating Party. He occupies the George P. Mitchell chair in marine sciences at Texas A&M University at Galveston, where he previously served as its president. Merrell has held presidential appointments in the United States government and was awarded the Distinguished Service Award of the National Science Foundation for "his lasting impact on the course of American science." Keywords: Galveston, Hurricane, 1900 Storm, Jack Johnson, Jean Lafitte, Lillie Langtry, Treasure, Psychic, Murder, Pirate
Book Synopsis An The Great Galveston Disaster; Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches by : Paul Lester
Download or read book An The Great Galveston Disaster; Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches written by Paul Lester and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2022-06-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "" The Great Galveston Disaster; Containing a Full and Thrilling Account of the Most Appalling Calamity of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions of the Hurricane and Terrible Rush of Waters; Immense Destruction of Dwellings, Business Houses, Churches, and Loss of Thousands of Human Lives; Thrilling Tales of Heroic Deeds; Panic-Stricken Multitudes and Heart-Rending Scenes of Agony; Frantic Efforts to Escape a Horrible Fate; Separation of Loved Ones, etc., etc.; Narrow Escapes from the Jaws of Death; Terrible Sufferings of the Survivors; Vandals Plundering Bodies of the Dead; Wonderful Exhibitions of Popular Sympathy; Millions of Dollars Sent for the Relief of the Stricken Sufferers "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.
Book Synopsis "Story of the Galveston Flood." by : Nathan C. Green
Download or read book "Story of the Galveston Flood." written by Nathan C. Green and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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