Can You Survive the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?
| Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1666323527 |
Can You Survive The 1900 Galveston Hurricane
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Carrie and the Great Storm
| Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 116 |
| Release | : 2019-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1496587553 |
Twelve-year-old Carrie is excited to spend the night at her best friend Betsy's house one Saturday night in the turn of the century Galveston, Texas. But when her parents receive a last-minute invitation to a high-society party, they insist Carrie stay home to babysit her little brother, Henry. Despite a storm brewing -- and Carrie's protests over the change in plans -- her parents go to the party. As the storm approaches, the streets begin flooding. Henry is scared, and Carrie tries to calm him. But then hurricane hits, and the house is shaken from its foundation. Carrie must make some quick decisions to save herself and her little brother from the Great Galveston Hurricane. Readers can learn the real story of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.
Isaac's Storm
| Author | : Erik Larson |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2000-07-11 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0375708278 |
From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
Disasters in History
| Author | : Donald B. Lemke |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2021-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 166631532X |
True-life tragedies jump off the page in this dynamic collection of graphic novels. From the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the Great Chicago Fire and the space shuttle Challenger explosion, step back in time to experience some of the worst disasters in history. With eight stories in all, this riveting collection helps readers understand how the most devastating events in history happened and provides valuable perspectives on the lessons that rose from the ashes of despair.
Horrors of History: City of the Dead
| Author | : T. Neill Anderson |
| Publisher | : Charlesbridge Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2013-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1607345358 |
The year was 1900--a time before cars, evacuation routes, and up-to-the-minute weather reports. It was the day the deadliest storm in US history hammered Galveston, Texas. It was the day an entire island city was nearly wiped from existence. At the onset of the hurricane, Albert Campbell and the other boys at the orphanage kicked and splashed in the emerging puddles. Daisy Thorne read letters from her fiancé, and Sam Young wondered if his telegram had reached the mainland, warning his family of the weather. Just a few hours later, torrential rains and crushing tidal waves had flooded the metropolis. Winds upwards of one hundred miles per hour swept entire houses and trees down the streets. Debris slashed through the air; bodies whirled amid the rushing waters. Albert, Daisy, and Sam weren’t safe. No one was. Based on an historic natural disaster, CITY OF THE DEAD weaves together a shocking story where some miraculously survive . . . and many others are tragically lost. CITY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the Horrors of History series. The series commemorates horrific, life-changing events in our nation's past. Each novel makes history accessible with a combination of thorough research, descriptions of a specific time period, narrative accounts of actual historical persons, and fictionalized characters.
Can You Survive the Johnstown Flood?
| Author | : Steven Otfinoski |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1663958955 |
On May 31, 1889, heavy rains and a dam failure sent flood waters sweeping into Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 50-foot-high wall of water quickly demolished much of the town. Will you and your new husband be able to escape certain doom as you wait for your train to leave the station? Can you climb onto your house's roof for safety before the building completely fills with water? Will you join in the effort to save others who are floating by on the roofs of their houses? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to find a way to survive one of the deadliest disasters in American history.
Can You Survive the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?
| Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1666323500 |
In September 1900, the people of Galveston, Texas, knew a storm was coming. But they'd experienced storms before and didn't think much of it. However, the hurricane that hit on September 8 was more powerful and damaging than anybody expected. Will you find a way to survive the storm and write about the experience for the local newspaper? Can you find a way to save your family's business and the customers inside when the storm hits? Will you rescue a young woman who is floating by on the detached roof of a house in the middle of the storm? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to find a way to survive through one of the deadliest storms in history.
Hurricane!
| Author | : Robert Simpson |
| Publisher | : American Geophysical Union |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
This book is based upon presentations at an historical symposium on hurricanes convened by the American Geophysical Union at its Fall meeting in San Francisco, December 16, 2000".
Galveston's Summer of the Storm
| Author | : Julie Anne Lake |
| Publisher | : TCU Press |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780875652726 |
When fourteen-year-old Abby Kate boards the train in Austin to spend three weeks with her grandmother in Galveston, she's full of excitement--about the train ride and the prospect of days on the beach, exploring Galveston with her cousin Jane, family picnics, and her grandmother's good food. But things go wrong even before she gets to her grandmother's house. Abby Kate gets off the train briefly in Houston--and the train leaves without her. Stranded in the railroad station, she is befriended by a man traveling with his two sons and eventually reaches Galveston safely. Then word comes that Abby Kate's young brother, Will, has diphtheria, and she will have to stay in Galveston indefinitely. Abby Kate is still in Galveston on September 8 when a massive hurricane strikes the city. At first the prospect of a storm is exciting. But as Abby Kate takes an ill-advised trip to watch the waves crash on the beach, the storm turns into a terrifying monster. Unable to make it back to Grandmother Linden's house, Abby Kate, her older cousin Ellen, and Ellen's friend Ian take refuge in the home of one of Ian's teachers. When the house falls apart, Abby Kate is on her own, clinging to a plank in swirling waters with the wind howling around her head. With vivid descriptions, Julie Lake plunges the reader into the storm right along with Abby Kate. The Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, remains the worst national disaster to hit the United States. And Abby Kate? She's spunky, mischievous, kind and caring, courageous when she has to be, and absolutely irresistible!
Can You Survive the 1900 Galveston Hurricane?
| Author | : Jessica Gunderson |
| Publisher | : Capstone |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1663958939 |
In September 1900, the people of Galveston, Texas, knew a storm was coming. But they'd experienced storms before and didn't think much of it. However, the hurricane that hit on September 8 was more powerful and damaging than anybody expected. Will you find a way to survive the storm and write about the experience for the local newspaper? Can you find a way to save your family's business and the customers inside when the storm hits? Will you rescue a young woman who is floating by on the detached roof of a house in the middle of the storm? With dozens of possible choices, it's up to YOU to find a way to survive through one of the deadliest storms in history.
