Horrors of History: City of the Dead: Galveston Hurricane, 1900

by T. Neill Anderson

Hardcover, 2013

Library's review

The deadliest hurricane in the recorded history of the United States hit the shores of Galveston, Texas, in 1900. This fictionalized account reveals what it must have been like as the winds and floodwaters devastated the island city.

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Time-Continuity-Change, NCSS Standards Theme--People-Places-Environments, NCSS Standards Theme--Science-Technology-Society, Reference, Reading Level-Intermediate (3-5)Reading Level-Middle (6-8)Reading Level-High (9-12), Reading Level-Intermediate (3-5), Reading Level-Middle (6-8), Reading Level-High (9-12)

Lexile

890L

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Charlesbridge (2013), Edition: 1st Edition, 144 pages

Description

The fate of Sam, Charlie, Alice, Daisy, and other Galvestonians hangs in the balance as the flood waters rise during the great hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, in 1900.

Awards

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2014)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

144

Physical description

144 p.; 9.26 inches

ISBN

158089514X / 9781580895149

DDC/MDS

900

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