Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890969612 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is proof once again that fact can be as readable as fiction.”--Ron Stone, writer/host of “The Eyes of Texas”. “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
Authentic voice from the survivors jeanne-scott 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 sources were collected from the Rosenberg Library in Galveston. The letters and the memoirs are reproduced in their original for. "Galveston's History" according to Sunshine. A good read, if interested in Galveston's history.. Fascinating Resource 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 on the island tried to be rational, but a few seemed to have no idea that trudging through chest-high water during a hurricane,
The letters, memoirs and oral histories collected in this volume allow the survivors to tell, in their own words, what they witnessed and experienced during the disaster.. A hurricane wind lashed over Galveston Island on the night of September 8th, 1900, and over 6000 people did not survive