Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j8K5njG16121; Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:49:45 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:49:45 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s32f69c6.065@BG_NW1.bosglazier.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Carole Bos" <cbos@bosglazier.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:11129] Hurricane Rita and Galveston X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.4 Status: O Content-Length: 1194 Lines: 11 In September of 1900, Galveston was struck by an unnamed hurricane. At least 8,000 people died when a storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico covered the town, causing America's deadliest disaster. Now "Rita," the most recent Atlantic tropical storm, is expected to become a hurricane. The official forecast has the storm making landfall near Galveston, Texas. To explain the vulnerability of Galveston, and why the 1900 storm caused such a disastrous loss of life, this story http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/galveston/galveston_storm_ch1.htm from the NIFL-recommended AwesomeStories links to primary sources from the Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Rosenberg Library (in Galveston). It also features film footage (made by Thomas Edison's company) of a seawall (built after the 1900 storm) which was designed to prevent another catastrophe in the event of a direct hurricane hit. To access the entire Galveston story, and review its hundreds of links, sign-up for an academic membership on the site's main URL. http://www.awesomestories.com/ Academic memberships are free to educators, schools and libraries worldwide. Carole Bos Editor, AwesomeStories
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