The Storm of the Century Lib/E (Audiobook)

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An account of the terrible hurricane that struck Galveston, TX on 8 Sep 1900. I found the story of building the seawall and raising the height of the island and the buildings on it in the aftermath of the storm particularly interesting. I noted several proof reading ;problems at various points in...

from Diana_Long_Thomas

I really liked this book by Al Roker on the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. While he put the basic history in the book, he made sure you understood how young meteorology was at the time and the difficulty of getting people to understand the predicting of various types of dangerous weather. I also li...

from labdaddy4

While I found the book very interesting and informative - especially sections on meteorology, Weather Service history, and the amazing Galveston recovery - I was very surprised that is was so poorly written. Roker must have been his own editor. There were mistakes in sentence structure, word usag...

from lissabeth21

In three parts; starting with history and science backgrounds; then moving on to utterly gripping personal narratives of the horrific event itself; and finishing with the aftermath, clean up, and outcomes for many inhabintants; Al Roker has presented a terrifyingly thrilling account of the 1900 G...

from lissabeth21

In three parts; starting with history and science backgrounds; then moving on to utterly gripping personal narratives of the horrific event itself; and finishing with the aftermath, clean up, and outcomes for many inhabintants; Al Roker has presented a terrifyingly thrilling account of the 1900 G...