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A
WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER – by John Edward Weems.
Illustrated with Photographs.
Texas
A&M University Press - ©1957, 1980 – ISBN 0-89096-097-6 – 180 pages – the
book measures approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ¾.
The
hurricane that swept Galveston Island early in September 1900, occupies a
unique place in the reckoning of events of the Texas Gulf coast. Nearly a
century after its passing, the storm remains the standard against which the
ferocity and destructiveness of all others are measured. Two thirds of
Galveston's buildings were washed away at a cost that was never fully
calculated. More than 6,000 people were killed. And in the collective memory of
a region where depredations by wind and water are accepted as part of life, the
weekend of September 8, 1900, is the ultimate example of the terror and
violence a hurricane can bring. John
Edward Weems's account of the Galveston hurricane was written more than six
decades ago, when many of the survivors were still living and available for
interviews. This book is based on numerous conversations and correspondence
with these survivors as well as a careful examination of contemporary documents
and news reports. In direct, economical prose Weems recreates that fateful weekend
as experienced by those who actually were there. The result is a narrative that
develops a pace and force as irresistible as the hurricane that inspired it,
and a work that is a model of historical reportage.
The
book is in good condition; normal reading wear; binding tight; pages unmarked--no
writing, no underlining, no highlighting; corners bumped; top and bottom of
spine bumped; normal shelf wear. The
dust jacket is intact; price-clipped; jacket edges rubbed/chipped/tiny tears;
normal shelf wear. Good solid
copy.
G&M
stock #2fe(burnlib24)