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Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Storm of the Century The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Author: Willie Drye
On Labor Day, 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, the fiercest hurricane in the history of the United States tore through the Florida Keys. In the heart of its fury lay a group of down-and-out World War I veterans who had been sent to the Keys on a federally sponsored work project. Living in hastily built shacks just yards from the Atla...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780792241034
ISBN-10: 0792241037
Publication Date: 7/1/2003
Pages: 326
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Publisher: National Geographic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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An excellent book about a very bad hurricane, and the bumbling of government officials that lead to the deaths of over 250 veterans of WW1. People don't ever seem to learn that Mother Nature does as she pleases, and does not take into account what humans want or need to happen.
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