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100 1 _aCoulter, John
245 1 4 _aThe Complete Story of the Galveston Horror
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-12
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror" by John Coulter is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative captures the events surrounding the catastrophic hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, resulting in immense loss of life and destruction. The book provides firsthand accounts from survivors, detailing their horrific experiences during the disaster, as well as the aftermath that saw looting and an overwhelming humanitarian crisis. The opening of the work sets a grim tone, immediately immersing readers in the terror faced by the residents of Galveston as they confront an unstoppable hurricane. Various perspectives are shared, including the chaos that ensued as people sought refuge and the heart-wrenching losses they endured. It also conveys the societal breakdown in the wake of the disaster, with looters taking advantage of the situation while the city grappled with the immense scale of death and destruction that left it unrecognizable. The preface emphasizes the meticulous effort taken to document the tragedy, ensuring it remains a reliable account of one of America's deadliest natural disasters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGalveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century
653 _aHurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century
653 _aFloods -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34304
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