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Storm of the century : the Labor Day hurricane of 1935 Cover Image Book

Storm of the century : the Labor Day hurricane of 1935

Drye, Willie. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792280105
  • ISBN: 9780792280101
  • Physical Description: print
    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

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  • 11 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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