01594cam a2200337 i 4500 243510430 TxGeo 20151004120000.0 150330s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062364654 hbk. 0062364650 hbk. (OCoLC)893897997 TxGeo rda Roker, Al, 1954- The storm of the century : tragedy, heroism, survival, and the epic true story of America's deadliest natural disaster : the great Gulf hurricane of 1900 / Al Roker. Great Gulf hurricane of nineteen-hundred. Storm of the century. First edition. New York, NY : William Morrow, 2015. vi, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-304) and index. In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC's Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history -- a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today's new age of extreme weather. 20151016. Hurricanes Texas Galveston History 20th century. Floods Texas Galveston History 20th century. Galveston (Tex) History 20th century. QS5