Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
Warning on the beach -- Nature's fury -- A city swept away -- What is a hurricane? -- Four hurricanes in two months -- The Texas storms of 1886 -- Tales of survival -- Heat, debris, and a changed opinion -- The goal to rebuild -- Two major changes -- Feeling safe, feeling curious -- Storm tracking -- Just the facts.
Summary
Tells of the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas on Sept. 8, 1900, and still remains the worst natural disaster in U.S. hisotry.