01814cam a2200349 4500 758480730 TxAuBib 20070522120000.0 050222s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005005207 9781597160711 lib. bdg. $23.96 1597160717 lib. bdg. $23.96 9781597161084 pbk. 159716108X pbk. (OCoLC)60589965 DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Latham, Donna. Hurricane [Book] : the 1900 Galveston night of terror / by Donna Latham ; consultant, Daniel H. Franck. New York, N.Y. : Bearport Pub., 2006. 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. X-treme disasters that changed America Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. Warning on the beach -- Nature's fury -- A city swept away -- What is a hurricane? -- Four hurricanes in two months -- The Texas storms of 1886 -- Tales of survival -- Heat, debris, and a changed opinion -- The goal to rebuild -- Two major changes -- Feeling safe, feeling curious -- Storm tracking -- Just the facts. Describes the destruction wrought by the 1900 Galveston hurricane and explains how hurricanes form, what lessons meteorologists learned from the storm, and how the island secured itself for future hurricanes. 20070522. Hurricanes Texas Galveston History 20th century. Hurricanes. Galveston (Tex) Storm, 1900. X-treme disasters that changed America. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005005207.html Table of contents RV8