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Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port /

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"But all that changed after September 14, 1919, when a massive hurricane struck the bay and buried the downtown area under ten feet of debris. Estimates of the death toll ranged from nearly 300 to 1,000, and the storm left millions of dollars of damage in its wake. The citizens of Corpus Christ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Rear, Mary Jo, 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A and M University Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16.
Subjects:
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > History.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Politics and government.
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) > History.
Harbors > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Hurricanes > Texas > Corpus Christi Bay.
Disaster relief > Texas > Corpus Christi > Citizen participation.
Ports > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Texas > Corpus Christi > Participation des citoyens.
Disaster relief > Citizen participation.
Harbors.
Hurricanes.
Politics and government.
Gulf of Mexico > Corpus Christi Bay.
Texas > Corpus Christi.
History.

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Call Number: F394.C78 .O74 2009
 
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