Island in a Storm : : a Rising Sea, a Vanishing Coast, and a Nineteenth-Century Disaster That Warns of a Warmer World
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Prologue : An island changed forever -- pt. 1. The island and the delta -- The city of the dead -- Chocolate gold -- "The summer resort for the South" -- The law of storms -- Secrets of the deep -- pt. 2. The island and the storm -- Force -- The opening roar -- Formidable and swift -- Extreme jeopardy -- Gravity suspended -- Merciless waters -- Landfall -- pt. 3. The island and the aftermath -- Silence following a scream -- Waiting -- Rescue -- Renewal -- Epilogue : Forest in the sea.
Presents the story of the 1856 hurricane which decimated Isle Derniere, an island one hundred miles off the coast of New Orleans which served as a summer resort for the wealthy, and the tragic loss of life and environmental devastation which resulted from the disaster.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 284 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781586485153
1586485156
SUBJECTS
Hurricanes -- Isles Dernieres.
Isles Dernieres (La.) -- History -- 19th century.
Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- History, Local -- 19th century.