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By Hale, Marian2010., Pre-adolescent, Square Fish Call No: HISTORICAL F HAL Edition: 1st Square Fish ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century?"--Back cover.
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c2006., Juvenile, Bearport Pub. Call No: 551.55 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: X-treme disasters that changed AmericaSummary Note: 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.
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[2021]., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: F Tar Genre: Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Historical fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1900, and Charlie feels lucky to live in Galveston, Texas. Sure, there are storms sometimes. But nobody worries about hurricanes. Even a famous weather expert says it's impossible for a strong hurricane to strike Galveston. Which is why few people worry on the morning of September 8, when a big storm starts to brew. but Charlie watches with growing horror as monster waves rise up from the sea, as the wind starts to scream. by night, much of the city is under twenty feet of water. Will Charlie find a way to survive the storm of the century?"--Back cover.
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2000., Vintage Books Call No: 976.4 LAR Edition: 1st Vintage Books e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Isaac Cline, a weather scientist in Galveston, Texas in 1900, discussing his belief and assertion that nothing in the way of weather could destroy the coastal city; and looks at how Cline dealt with the aftermath of the hurricane that hit Galveston on September 8, claiming the lives of thousands of people.