The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster
The air on Galveston Island, Texas, on September 8, 1900, hung heavy with the premonition of a storm. For days, whispers of a powerful tropical cyclone had drifted inland, but the islanders, accustomed to the whims of the Gulf, remained largely unconcerned. Galveston, a thriving port city, was a jewel of the South, its sandy … Read more