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Storm of the century : the Labor Day hurricane of 1935
- Title
- Storm of the century : the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 / Willie Drye.
- Author
- Drye, Willie.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F317.M7 D79 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 326 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- A chronicle of the most powerful hurricane ever to hit the United States and its aftermath details the storm of September 1935 as seen by survivors, Federal Emergency Relief Administration staff, and government officials.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-324) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: Sunday, September 1, 1935 -- A Remote Paradise -- Forgotten Men -- A Wind Stirs in the Atlantic -- It's Blowing Like Hell Down Here -- In the Heft of the Hurricane -- A Terrible Sunrise -- Just a Catastrophe -- An Act of God -- Regret to Inform You -- For the Record -- Forgotten Storm -- Epilogue: Next Time It'll Be Worse.
- ISBN
- 0792280105
- 9780792280101
- LCCN
- 2002021945
- OCLC
- ocm49495103
- 49495103
- SCSB-1260881
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library