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Hurricane Camille: Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast
Hurricane Camille Monster Storm of the Gulf Coast Author:Philip D. Hearn When Hurricane Camille roared out of the Gulf of Mexico on August 17, 1969, and slammed into Mississippi's scenic coastline, it left a wake of death and destruction unusual in North American history. Winds clocked at more than 200 miles per hour, a wall of water that approached 35 feet, and a barometric pressure of 26.84 inches combined to produ... more »ce an American nightmare of broken businesses, broken homes, broken lives and broken dreams. The toll in human lives in Mississippi alone reached 172. The national toll of dead and missing reached 347 as Camille passed through portions of Tennessee and Kentucky, then sparked landslides and flash flooding in West Virginia and Virginia. This book focuses on Camille survivors in Mississippi -- what they were doing in the days and hours of that fateful August weekend before all hell broke loose, their harrowing ordeals during the storm, and their plight and actions in the aftermath. In many cases, they watched family and friends disappear in the dark, debris-filled waters as one of the most powerful storms in American history took its toll.« less