Storm of the century : the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 / Willie Drye.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0792280105
- ISBN: 9780792280101
- Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2002.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-324) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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- Hurricanes > Florida > Florida Keys > History > 20th century.
Labor Day Hurricane, 1935.
Florida Keys (Fla.) > History > 20th century.
Available copies
- 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | NC 975.9 D C-90 (Text) | 36015000685442 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | 975.941 Dry (Text) | 101091000664633 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | 975.941062 Dry (Text) | 33630003213019 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 975.9 Drye (Text) | 30519005973543 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | 975.9 DRY (Text) | 39493104488491 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 975.941 D (Text) | 39149005383898 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 975.9D (Text) | 33262002315924 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pasquotank Library Main | 975.9 DRY (Text) | 39488100955329 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Spruce Pine Public Library | NFIC 975.9 DRY (Text) | 34444001834814 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| State Historic Sites Library | F316 .D79 2002 (Text)
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33091008459547 | Adult Reference | Available | - |
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