The Great Galveston Disaster
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: January 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9781565547841
Subjects: American history: from c 1900 -; Atmospheric disturbances; Biography: general; 20th century; United States - State & Local - General; Hurricanes; Nature; History - U.S.; History: American; Texas; United States - General; Natural Disasters; History / United States / State & Local; Nature-Natural Disasters
First sentence: THE first news of the appalling calamity that fell like a thunderbolt on Galveston came in the following despatch from the Governor of Texas : Information has just reached me that about 3000 lives have been lost in Galveston, with enormous destruction of property No information from other points.