| Description |
x, 350 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-334) and index. |
| Contents |
Key West's reluctant weatherman -- Ready or not -- Rosalind and the Georges -- The veterans -- The civilians -- Friday and Saturday -- Sunday -- Labor Day : prelude -- Labor Day afternoon -- Labor Day evening -- The surge : part 1 -- The surge : part 2 -- The resurgence -- Tuesday : part 1 -- Tuesday : part 2 -- Saving the survivors -- Saving the ships -- The harvest -- Assessing the damage -- Assigning the blame -- Endings and beginnings. |
| Summary |
The author uses official records and interviews of survivors to document the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States. Written for general audiences, this book carefully documents the unpredictability of the storm and the failures of meteorologists to successfully track its progress. The author presents this information against a historical backdrop that includes a protest by World War I veterans over the building of the Overseas Highway and the economic effects of the Great Depression. The author has provided plenty of maps and diagrams of the Florida Keys and the progress of the hurricane, and haunting black-and-white photographs reveal the destructive force of the storm. |
| Subject |
Labor Day Hurricane, 1935.
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Hurricanes -- Florida -- Florida Keys -- History -- 20th century.
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Hurricanes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Florida Keys (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Category five |
| ISBN |
9780813033105 alkaline paper |
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0813033101 alkaline paper |
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