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Cline, Isaac Monroe 1861-1955 Floods Floods Texas Galveston History 20th century Floods Texas Galveston History 20th century Juvenile literature Galveston (Tex.) History 20th century Galveston (Tex.) History 20th century Juvenile literature Hurricanes Hurricanes Texas Galveston History 20th century Hurricanes Texas Galveston History 20th century Juvenile literature Texas GalvestonLarson, Erik.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.4139 LARHopkinson, Deborah
Summary: "As a hurricane gathered in the Caribbean, blue skies covered Galveston, Texas. Scientists knew a storm was coming. But none of them were able to prepare Galveston for the force of the hurricane that hit on September 8, 1900. The water from the storm surge pulled houses off their foundations, and the winds toppled telephone poles and trees like toothpicks. And amid the chaos, Galveston's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.55 HOPRoker, Al
Summary: Presents an account of the legendary hurricane to assess its destruction of Galveston, role in thousands of deaths, and influence on American history and culture. --Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.8 ROKLarson, Erik.
Summary: Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It's another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed. Isaac Cline was confident of his ability to predict the weather: he had new technology at his disposal, 'perfect science', and, like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000