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• Publisher : Simon and Schuster
• File Size : 53,8 Mb
• Release Date : 01 February 1999

Complemented by an author introduction, the screenplay for a six-hour television miniseries follows the residents of Little Tall Island as they prepare to cope with both a dangerous storm and

• Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
• File Size : 53,8 Mb
• Release Date : 01 August 2019

In 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West. The Roosevelt Administration was making a

• Publisher : University of Regina Press
• File Size : 21,7 Mb
• Release Date : 19 May 2024

With wind speeds of up to 400 kilometres per hour, the death dance of the "Great Regina Cyclone" changed lives, and the city, forever. It remains the worst tornado in the

• Publisher : Dundurn
• File Size : 34,9 Mb
• Release Date : 03 August 2004

On October 15, 1954, Hurricane Hazel battered southern Ontario, leaving in its wake a terrible toll: thousands homeless, $25 million in property damage, and worst of all, 81 people dead. Hazel destroyed bridges, submerged

• Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
• File Size : 51,5 Mb
• Release Date : 17 May 1997

"There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real." —Los Angeles Times It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high—

• Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
• File Size : 49,7 Mb
• Release Date : 01 November 2013

On Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings became

• Publisher : Capstone
• File Size : 43,6 Mb
• Release Date : 19 May 2024

When Hurricane Katrina threatens New Orleans, Louisiana, 14-year-old Ricky Thompson and his family must flee the city. Unfortunately, traffic is backed up for miles, and there's no way out. As

• Publisher : Vintage
• File Size : 27,5 Mb
• Release Date : 11 July 2000

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

• Publisher : Unknown Publisher
• File Size : 53,7 Mb
• Release Date : 19 May 2024

The record-setting storm's impact on the area is explored through first-hand accounts from survivors, relief workers and former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, among others.

• Publisher : Turtleback Books
• File Size : 50,7 Mb
• Release Date : 01 December 1993

Accused of murdering the old woman whose house she cleaned, Dolores Claiborne is forced to explain a few things from her past, like the circumstances surrounding her husband's death years