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| #1181321 in Books | 2000-08 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.49 x.43 x10.08l,1.31 | File type: PDF | 190 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Tragic destruction, but inspiring recovery with unexpected drama|By Foghlaimeoir|The photos are extraordinary and bring home the devastation and the survivors' efforts to restore the city. But I especially appreciated the narrative text -- the author clearly presents the disaster and destruction through the survivors' stories but also presents a fascinating picture of Galveston|From Library Journal|Along with a riveting narrative of the hurricane that smashed Galveston, TX, in 1900 (killing at least 6000 out of 38,000 residents) and the heroic relief efforts afterward, readers will find absorbing the accounts of Galvestonians rebuildin
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 reinv...
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