Galveston and the 1900 storm catastrophe and catalyst Bixel, Patricia Bellis 1956- creator Turner, Elizabeth Hayes. text bibliography History. txu Austin University of Texas Press 2000 1st ed. monographic eng print xiv, 174 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 x 26 cm "The hurricane that pounded Galveston through the night of September 8, 1900, reduced a cosmopolitan and economically vibrant city to a wreckage-strewn wasteland where survivors struggled without shelter, power, potable water, or even the means to communicate their plight to the mainland." "As the centennial of the 1900 Storm prompts remembrance and reassessment, this account completes the story of America's deadliest natural disaster and places Galveston's experience within the broader context of the national Progressive movement, the history of technology and the environment, and women's history."--Jacket. Introduction: "A place of unique, sensual beauty" -- "A thousand little devils, shrieking and whistling" : September 8, 1900 -- "You brave people of Galveston" : from wreckage to recovery -- "Everything that mortal men can do" : protecting Galveston Island -- "To attain that superior success" : recovery and growth -- Conclusion: "I will never forget those days." Patricia Bellis Bixel and Elizabeth Hayes Turner. Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index. n-us-tx Galveston (Tex.) History 20th century Hurricanes Texas Galveston History 20th century Floods Texas Galveston History 20th century Ouragans Texas Galveston Histoire 20e siècle Inondations Texas Galveston Histoire 20e siècle Floods Hurricanes Texas Galveston Overstromingen Stormen Rampen 1900-1999 fast F394.G2 B59 2000 976.4/139 15.85 Galveston and the 1900 storm Bixel, Patricia Bellis, 1956- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2000 1st ed. (OCoLC)742963096 0292708831 9780292708839 029270884X 9780292708846 99087876 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/texas041/99087876.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/texas041/99087876.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/texas041/99087876.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/texas041/99087876.html DLC 991214 20250219155707.3 in00004808061 eng