The Great Storm

Author : Lisa Waller Rogers
Publisher : Lone Star Journals
ISBN 13 : 9780896727205
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mayaguez Incident written by Lisa Waller Rogers and published by Lone Star Journals. This book was released on 2011 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Investigates the four-day international crisis after the 1975 seizure of the SS Mayaguez, which involved both American and Cambodian forces during the Vietnam War. Documents intelligence failures that took place during the Mayaguez incident and reveals how these failures were overcome. Utilizes previously unavailable primary sources"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Haley Barbour
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496805070
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Great Storm written by Haley Barbour and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-08-19 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hurricane Katrina hit Mississippi on August 29, 2005, it unleashed the costliest natural disaster in American history, and the third deadliest. Haley Barbour had been Mississippi's governor for only twenty months when he assumed responsibility for guiding his pummeled, stricken state's recovery and rebuilding efforts. America's Great Storm is not only a personal memoir of his role in that recovery, but also a sifting of the many lessons he learned about leadership in a time of massive crisis. For the book, the authors interviewed more than forty-five key people involved in helping Mississippi recover, including local, state, and federal officials as well as private citizens who played pivotal roles in the weeks and months following Katrina's landfall. In addition to covering in detail the events of September and October 2005, chapters focus on the special legislative session that allowed casinos to build on shore; the role of the recovery commission chaired by Jim Barksdale; a behind-the-scenes description of working with Congress to pass an unprecedented, multi-billion-dollar emergency disaster assistance appropriation; and the enormous roles played by volunteers in rebuilding the entire housing, transportation, and education infrastructure of South Mississippi and the Gulf Coast. A final chapter analyzes the leadership skills and strategies Barbour employed on behalf of the people of his state, observations that will be valuable to anyone tasked with managing in a crisis.

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0375708278
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Isaac's Storm written by Erik Larson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.

Author : Gregory Funderburk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781646631766
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mourning Wave: A Novel of the Great Storm written by Gregory Funderburk and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jessica Gunderson
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1496587553
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carrie and the Great Storm written by Jessica Gunderson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Carrie is excited to spend the night at her best friend Betsy's house one Saturday night in the turn of the century Galveston, Texas. But when her parents receive a last-minute invitation to a high-society party, they insist Carrie stay home to babysit her little brother, Henry. Despite a storm brewing -- and Carrie's protests over the change in plans -- her parents go to the party. As the storm approaches, the streets begin flooding. Henry is scared, and Carrie tries to calm him. But then hurricane hits, and the house is shaken from its foundation. Carrie must make some quick decisions to save herself and her little brother from the Great Galveston Hurricane. Readers can learn the real story of the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 from the nonfiction backmatter in this Girls Survive story. A glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided.

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Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590786000
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Storm written by and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While describing a particularly devastating storm that moved across the United States in March-April 1982, the book presents information on basic weather phenomena.

Author : Cher Hunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734553215
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bayou Fairies written by Cher Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Suzanne Chiew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848690479
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Badger and the Great Storm written by Suzanne Chiew and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Badgers have always lived under the old oak tree. But one day, a terrible storm arrives. Big-hearted Badger works hard to keep his friends safe from the bad weather – protecting burrows and rescuing nests. But who will look after Badger’s home in the old oak tree? Badger and the Great Storm is a warm and touching tale of friendship, courage and new beginnings. With gently humorous illustrations from Caroline Pedler (Don’t Wake the Bear, Hare! and There’s No Such Thing as Monsters!), it’s the perfect book for sharing with children.

Author : Martin Brayne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780750935166
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greatest Storm written by Martin Brayne and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All but forgotten now, the Great Storm of 26/27 November 1703 was the worst storm experienced in recorded history in the British Isles. Over 8000 people died and the losses of property and shipping were immense. Martin Brayne tells in vivid detail the story of this tragic and catastrophic event.

Author : R. A. Scotti
Publisher : Back Bay Books
ISBN 13 : 031605478X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sudden Sea written by R. A. Scotti and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The massive destruction wreaked by the Hurricane of 1938 dwarfed that of the Chicago Fire, the San Francisco Earthquake, and the Mississippi floods of 1927, making the storm the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Now, R.A. Scotti tells the story.