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Island In A Storm
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Author : Abby Sallenger
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-06-02
Island In A Storm written by Abby Sallenger and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with History categories.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Isle Derniere was emerging as an exclusive summer resort on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. About one hundred miles from New Orleans, it attracted the most prominent members of antebellum Louisiana society. Hundreds of affluent planters and merchants retreated to the island, not just for its pleasures, but also to escape the scourge of yellow fever epidemics that ravaged cities like New Orleans each summer. Then, without warning, on August 10, 1856, a ferocious hurricane swept across the island, killing half of its four hundred inhabitants. The Isle Derniere was left barren, except for a strange forest standing in the surf. Drawing from a rich trove of newspaper articles, letters, diaries, and interviews, Abby Sallenger re-creates the chain of events that led a group of people to seek refuge on an exposed strip of land in the sea. He chronicles the dramatic course of the hurricane itself, as seen through the eyes of a diverse cast of real-life characters, including eighteen-year-old Emma Mille, her French father, a steamboat captain, a pastor, and a slave. Island in a Storm is the story of their bravery and cowardice, luck and misfortune, life and death. At the heart of this narrative lies another, equally compelling, story. Sallenger, an oceanographer, traces the insidious link between the environmental deaths across the Mississippi delta and the human deaths that occurred when the storm swept ashore. The result is a fascinating portrait of a coast in perpetual motion and a rising sea that made the Isle Derniere particularly vulnerable to a great hurricane. Ultimately, Island in a Storm is a cautionary environmental tale. Global warming is spreading the unique hazards of river deltas to coasts around the world, and the signs of what happened to Isle Derniere may soon be appearing on other islands. The account of this nineteenth-century disaster and its aftermath offers a vital historical lesson as we continue to develop precarious coastal locations whose vulnerability will only grow as sea levels rise across the globe.
Storm On The Island
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Storm On The Island written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Girls categories.
The story of a nine-year old girl who lived with her family on an island off the coast of South Carolina, and who shared in the island adventures during a hurricane.
The Great Sea Island Storm Of 1893
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Author : Bill Marscher
language : en
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Great Sea Island Storm Of 1893 written by Bill Marscher and has been published by Mercer University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 details human courage and perseverance in the face of the second most fatal hurricane in US history.
Islands In The Storm
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Author : William Sargent
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-08-04
Islands In The Storm written by William Sargent and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-04 with Nature categories.
Redolent with wit, wisdom and common sense, Islands in the Storm tells the remarkable story of barrier beach island dwellers, before, during and after Hurricane Sandy. It presents the pungent reminder that at the present rate of sea level rise increase all of America's 200 barrier beach communities will start disintegrating within the next few decades. This is a book you will not want to put down.
Island In The Storm
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Author : Jamie W. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Disaster
Release Date : 2006
Island In The Storm written by Jamie W. Moore and has been published by Disaster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast at Sullivan s Island north of Charleston with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour. The colossal force of the hurricane was punctuated by storm surges ranging from five to ten feet above sea level. At approximately one minute after midnight, Hugo s eye passed over the island, and the charming community oceanside community disappeared beneath the tumultuous sea for nearly an hour. After Hugo left Sullivan s Island in its furious wake, the first news broadcasts from the Charleston area reported that the island and neighboring Isle of Palms were completely destroyed. The Ben Sawyer Bridge the only connection to the island at the time was knocked off its pedestal and rendered useless, and so the hundreds of families who had evacuated the area could not return to their homes to see what, if anything, remained. The recovery process started slowly, and for many it would be a long, arduous journey. Island in the Storm, by local historians Jamie and Dorothy Moore, documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of this beloved island community. More than fifteen years later, Sullivan s Island s homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo s fury will not soon be forgotten."
The Storm Keeper S Island
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Author : Catherine Doyle
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-07-01
The Storm Keeper S Island written by Catherine Doyle and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS – MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018 NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 'Magical in every way' EOIN COLFER 'Funny, dark and blazingly beautiful' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'So magical and wild that it's like being swept away by the sea' KATHERINE RUNDELL When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise. But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island's next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.
Island In The Storm
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Author : Jamie W. Moore
language : en
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Release Date : 2006-08
Island In The Storm written by Jamie W. Moore and has been published by History Press Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with History categories.
On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast at Sullivan s Island north of Charleston with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour. The colossal force of the hurricane was punctuated by storm surges ranging from five to ten feet above sea level. At approximately one minute after midnight, Hugo s eye passed over the island, and the charming community oceanside community disappeared beneath the tumultuous sea for nearly an hour. After Hugo left Sullivan s Island in its furious wake, the first news broadcasts from the Charleston area reported that the island and neighboring Isle of Palms were completely destroyed. The Ben Sawyer Bridge the only connection to the island at the time was knocked off its pedestal and rendered useless, and so the hundreds of families who had evacuated the area could not return to their homes to see what, if anything, remained. The recovery process started slowly, and for many it would be a long, arduous journey. Island in the Storm, by local historians Jamie and Dorothy Moore, documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of this beloved island community. More than fifteen years later, Sullivan s Island s homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo s fury will not soon be forgotten."
Island In The Storm
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Author : Jamie W. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2006-08-16
Island In The Storm written by Jamie W. Moore and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-16 with Social Science categories.
Island in the Storm, by local historians Jamie and Dorothy Moore, documents in vivid detail the devastation, loss and eventual rebuilding of this beloved island community. On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo slammed into the South Carolina coast at Sullivan's Island with winds exceeding 160 miles per hour. The colossal force of the hurricane was punctuated by storm surges ranging from five to ten feet above sea level. At approximately one minute after midnight, Hugo's eye passed over the island, and the charming community seaside community disappeared beneath the tumultuous sea for nearly an hour. After Hugo left Sullivan's Island in its furious wake, the first news broadcasts from the Charleston area reported that the island and neighboring Isle of Palms were completely destroyed. The Ben Sawyer Bridge--the only connection to the island at the time--was knocked off its pedestal and rendered useless, and so the hundreds of families who had evacuated the area could not return to their homes to see what, if anything, remained. The recovery process started slowly, and for many it would be a long, arduous journey. More than 15 years later, Sullivan's Island's homes and businesses have been restored, but the memory of Hugo's fury will not soon be forgotten.
Storm On The Island
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Author : Eleanor Lattimore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-03-01
Storm On The Island written by Eleanor Lattimore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with categories.
This second edition of Storm on the Island is a revised and edited version of a classic story about a family living through a hurricane on the Carolina coast. It was pitch black outside. A storm was roaring over the little sea island where Rose Ann and her family lived. The house shook in the wind but it was still standing when at last the storm was over. Fields were flooded and the crops ruined by salt water Worst of all, the causeway to the mainland had been washed away and they were cut off from supplies. Rose Ann minded the baby, Paul caught fish to eat, and they all managed to help another family marooned by high water. But when it was all over, and Paul and Rose Ann realized that they had lived through a hurricane, things seemed different and they somehow felt more grown up. Eleanor Frances Lattimore's delightful drawings illustrate the story. (Text taken from the front flap of the dust jacket on the first edition of this book. )
Ann And The Island Storm
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Ann And The Island Storm written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with categories.