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a rising sea, a vanishing coast, and a nineteenth-century disaster that warns of a warmer world
284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Presents the story of the 1856 hurricane which decimated Isle Derniere, an island one hundred miles off the coast of New Orleans which served as a summer resort for the wealthy, and the tragic loss of life and environmental devastation which resulted from the disaster.
Prologue : An island changed forever -- pt. 1. The island and the delta -- The city of the dead -- Chocolate gold -- "The summer resort for the South" -- The law of storms -- Secrets of the deep -- pt. 2. The island and the storm -- Force -- The opening roar -- Formidable and swift -- Extreme jeopardy -- Gravity suspended -- Merciless waters -- Landfall -- pt. 3. The island and the aftermath -- Silence following a scream -- Waiting -- Rescue -- Renewal -- Epilogue : Forest in the sea.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index.