The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing A Full And Thrilling Account Of The Most Appalling Calamity Of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions Of The Hurricane, by Paul Lester
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The Great Galveston Disaster: Containing A Full And Thrilling Account Of The Most Appalling Calamity Of Modern Times Including Vivid Descriptions Of The Hurricane, by Paul Lester- Published on: 2015-09-20
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x 1.31" w x 6.14" l, 2.24 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 604 pages
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"Massive buildings were crushed like egg shells, great timbers were carried through the air as though they were of no weight, and the winds and the waves swept everything before them until their appetite for destruction was satiated and their force spent."--from the foreword by Richard Spillane, editor of the Galveston Tribune
With more than 6,000 souls lost in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, the enormity of the disaster overshadows the ordeals suffered by those individuals who somehow managed to survive.
Yet their stories, their tragedies and triumphs, reveal much--not only about the most devastating natural disaster in U. S. history, but also of the endurance of the human spirit.
Here, rare, powerful, and evocative photographs combine with numerous firsthand testimonials to provide, on a human scale, a picture of what occurred during and after the storm.
During the terrible deluge on the night of September 8, S. W. Clinton lost his wife and six children, including two sons whom he could not save from drowning before his very eyes. Yet others survived. Long engaged, Ernest A. Mayo and Bessie Roberts decided it was better to face the daunting tasks ahead of them together, and were married a mere five days after the flood.
Their stories, and the stories of all who survived the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, attest to humanity's ability to overcome even the most horrific of disasters.
Paul Lester's many other books include Life in the South -West. Also available to commemorate the centennial of the hurricane are: Storms, Floods and Sunshine: Isaac Monroe Cline, an Autobiography; When the Heavens Frowned; and Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. All are published by Pelican.
About the Author Paul Lester is the author of acclaimed biographies of post punk legends Gang Of Four and Wire, and pop superstars P!nk and Dizzee Rascal. He also contributes to The Guardian and The Sunday Times.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful. Reliving The Great Galveston Disaster By Faye Leonhardt Galveston Island, Texas - A massive hurricane strikes the Island on a Saturday afternoon in September 1900. Paul Lester, along with an introduction by Richard Spillane, Editor "Galveston Tribune" and Associated Press Correspondent who survived the storm in Galveston, give eyewitness accounts of the death and destruction that surround this natural disaster. Written in 1900, immediately after the storm passes, and with the sensational overtones so prevalent of newspapers then, this book engrosses the reader and enables one to experience along with victims, their overpowering sufferance. Many lives were lost, many families torn apart, many children left orphaned. Paul Lester gives the thrilling accounts of heroism, and what life was really like immediately following such a life-altering event. It is amazing to read these stories, which take the reader back in time, when the Gulf Coast of Texas was a growing and thriving area of the South. The survivors must overcome their grief of losing loves ones, their shock of seeing such massive amounts of dead bodies everywhere, to clean up the remnants of a city that was completely destroyed in one night. Each chapter gives eyewitness accounts by many different Galvestonians, visitors and tourist that were there on that fateful Saturday. The stories by outsiders and various government agencies that had to overcome washed out wagon bridges, and railroad bridges to bring the island city much needed food, water, medical supplies, disinfectants and manpower. The tales of having thousands of bodies that were dumped at sea only to wash back up on the beaches the next day. The loss of everything these people owned and their survival is indeed thrilling and fascinating. The spirited stories and accounts of the destruction that tore through the state of Texas as told back in 1900 makes one shudder. There are old pictures that show the actual unbelievable devastation and ruin of this thriving island city. The gross and unimaginable stench of death, visions of total desolation and ruin are all described in this captivating book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. This seems to be a straight copy of a book published in 1900 By Mark S. Hancock This book appears to be a dressed up copy (republication) of the original book of the same name published in 1900 by Globe Bible Publishing Co. in Philadelphi, PA. I happen to be lucky enough to actually own one of the originals. The original is cloth bound book with the same photo as on the paperback embossed on the front and is 511 pages and has 62 photos & drawings. I have mostly just read the intro and looked at the photos. The intro is by Richard Spillane (editor of the Galveston Tribune) who escaped the island to tell the world of the disaster and plea for help. I lived in the Clear Lake area for 26 years and I recognize a lot of the area he describes. I tried reading the book several times but it is rather fragile and has a lot of melodrama.One thing the book really shows is the different perspective of that time (especially in regard to race) and the shear carnage and damage of the storm. The photos are amazing.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Amazing similarity By Mid Mo Music Lover The similarities between the hurricane's which struck Galveston, and New Orleans is, well, almost eerie. In reading the newspaper headlines in this book, if you did not know which storm they were writing about, it would be hard to tell the difference between the two. I suppose the old saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same, at least in this particular instance, is true. I read Jacob's Storm, but this book is told in first person narative which makes the similarities all the more strange. Although Katrina was a horrible storm, the hurricane which struck Galveston in 1900, and the devestation, and deaths it caused, makes Katrina look puny by comparison. No one knows what category storm hit Galveston simply because they didn't grade storms at that time, but all guesses I have read said it was most certainly a cat 5.This is a great book for those who wish to make comparisons between Katrina, and the unnamed storm which struck Galveston.
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