Galveston and the 1900 storm : castastrophe and catalyst /

Galveston and the 1900 storm : castastrophe and catalyst /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bixel, Patricia Bellis, 1956-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2000.
Description:	xiv, 174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century. Floods -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century. Floods. Hurricanes. Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. Texas -- Galveston. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4312343

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Other authors / contributors:	Turner, Elizabeth Hayes.
ISBN:	0292708831 (cl. : alk. paper) 029270884X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-170) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: ""A place of unique, sensual beauty""
Chapter 1. ""A thousand little devils, shrieking and whistling"": September 8, 1900
Chapter 2. ""You brave people of Galveston"": From Wreckage to Recovery
Chapter 3. ""Everything that mortal men can do"": Protecting Galveston Island
Chapter 4. ""To attain that superior success"": Recovery and Growth
Conclusion: ""I will never forget those days""
Bibliographical Essay
Index