annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
Cline, Joseph Leander. When the Heavens Frowned,. Dallas, TX: Mathis, Van Nort &,
1946. Print.
This book helped us with our project because it is written from the point of view of Joseph Cline. So, we can get an idea of what it was like to live through the hurricane.
N.d. Photograph. The 1900 Storm Galveston Island, Texas. City of Galveston 1900
Storm Committee. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.1900storm.com/photographs/photo10.html>.
This photo explained a lot about the flooding. It was useful because we didn't know a lot about the flooding and this photo illustrated it well.
N.d. Photograph. The 1900 Storm Galveston Island, Texas. City of Galveston 1900
Storm Committee. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.1900storm.com/photographs/photo7.html>.
This photo helped because it showed a lot of the destruction.
N.d. Photograph. The 1900 Storm Galveston Island, Texas. City of Galveston 1900
Storm Committee. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.1900storm.com/photographs/photo12.html>.
This photograph really captured how many people died in the storm. It helped you understand how awful it was.
N.d. Photograph. The 1900 Storm Galveston Island, Texas. City of Galveston 1900
Storm Committee. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.1900storm.com/photographs/photo14.html>.
This photo showed how powerful the storm was. The building shown was a brick, sturdy church, and it got demolished.
N.d. Photograph. The 1900 Storm Galveston Island, Texas. City of Galveston 1900
Storm Committee. Web. <http://www.1900storm.com/photographs/photo25.html>.
This picture showed how strong the winds were. The boat shown is inland, actually!
Secondary Sources
Bixel, Patricia Bellis, and Elizabeth Hayes. Turner. Galveston and the 1900 Storm:
Catastrophe and Catalyst. Austin: University of Texas, 2000. Print.
This book really went into detail on the city before the storm, and that was unique. It also provided valuable information on how unprepared the city was for the hurricane.
Green, Nathan C. Story of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub., 2000.
Print.
This book was useful to us because it was very detailed on the damage done by the storm. This helped us understand how intense the storm really was.
"Hurricanes." Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes>.
This site gave us helpful information on hurricanes in general. It was useful for us to understand how a hurricanes work.
"Hurricanes: Science and Society: 1900- Galveston." Hurricanes: Science and Society:
1900- Galveston. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. <http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1900s/Galveston/>.
This site tells how well Galveston was doing before the hurricane. This gave us an understanding of how bad the storm damaged Galveston's economy.
Larson, Erik. Isaac's Storm. New York, New York: Crown, 1999. Print.
This book was helpful to our project because it really went into detail of the storm itself and what really happened. It was very detailed with information about the storm.
"www.islandnet.com." www.islandnet.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.islandnet.com/%7Esee/weather/events/1900hurr.htm>.
This website provided much-needed information on the category and more weather like side of the storm. It also had very useful pictures of the storm.