Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585442283 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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It had no name and gave no warning, but crept stealthily into the Gulf and then roared ashore, killing six thousand people. history. Some of the survivor accounts included were recorded in the days and months immediately following the disaster; others were put down after many years had passed. More than seventy dramatic photographs underscore the catastrophe.. Oral history recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s provided further accounts given by survivors as they approached the end of their lives. Casey Edward Greene and Shelly Henley Kelly’s work with these primary sources represents several years of labor in culling the Rosenberg Library in Galveston’s unparalleled collection on the 1900 storm. Nearly one hundred years after its landfall, the hurricane that struck Galveston Island on September 8, 1900 remains the worst natural disaster in U.S. In this work witnesses to this deadly disaster describe, in many never-before-published accounts, their encounters with this monstro
“The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 came vividly and frighteningly to life as I read the letters from those fortunate few who survived the wind and water.Casey Green and Shelly Kelly have done a marvelous job of research in “Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm”.What was “Isaac’s Storm”, is now Martin’s and Alice’s and Ida’ Storm. The book is proof once again that fact can be as readable as fiction.”--Ron Stone, writer/host of “The Eyes of Texas”
jeanne-scott said Authentic voice from the survivors. This is a collection of stories gathered from first hand survivors of the Great Galveston Hurricane that occured on September 9th in 1900. There are letters that were written in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, as well as memoirs written in the years that followed. Oral histories are transcribed, so that you "hear" the voices of those that went through the storm and the recovery efforts. Many of the s. Sunshine said Galveston's History. A good read, if interested in Galveston's history.. "Fascinating Resource" according to Ann M. Pino. This is a great resource of first-hand accounts of the storm. That not everyone's memory is perfect is part of its appeal, since it's often instructive to see what's remembered and what isn't.What really struck me about this book were the accounts of people leaving safe places and going out into the storm when there was no compelling need, making choices that even at the time must've seemed crazy. Most people