One of the deadliest storm surges in American history

One of the deadliest storm surges in American history occurred on Lake Okeechobee in Florida, in 1928, when hurricane winds blowing across the long fetch of the lake raised a storm surge that killed 1,835 people.

(0 Reviews)

Facebook

Twitter

E-mail

Favorites

In 1928, a catastrophic storm surge on Lake Okeechobee in Florida became one of the deadliest events in American history. Driven by hurricane winds that crossed the expansive lake, the surge resulted in tremendous destruction and loss of life, claiming the lives of 1,835 individuals.

This tragic incident is detailed in Erik Larson's book "Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History." The account sheds light on...

Categories

book quote

Book

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a...

Author

Erik Larson

Votes
0

Page views
64

Update
February 08, 2025

Report
Report a Problem

Rate the Quote

Add Comment & Review

User Reviews

Based on 0 reviews

5 Star

4 Star

3 Star

2 Star

1 Star

No reviews added yet.

Add Comment & Review

Your Name: *

Comment Title: *

Your E-mail: * We'll never share your email with anyone else.

Your Comment: *

Your Rating: *

Comments will not be approved to be posted if they are SPAM, abusive, off-topic, use profanity, contain a personal attack, or promote hate of any kind.

Galveston was too pretty, too progressive, too prosperous-entirely too hopeful-to be true.

It is," she wrote, "an unfortunate trait in the human character to assail or asperse others engaged in the performance of humanitarian acts.

He was a creature of the last turning of the centuries when sleep seemed to come more easily. Things were clear to him. He was loyal, a believer in dignity, honor, and effort.

But the sound frightened Isaac. The thudding, he knew, was caused by great deep-ocean swells falling upon the beach. Most days the Gulf was as placid as a big lake, with surf that did not crash but rather wore itself away on the sand. The first swells had arrived Friday. Now the booming was louder and heavier, each concussion more profound.

The bureau had long banned the use of the word tornado because it induced panic, and panic brought criticism, something the bureau could ill afford.

Camille's rain fell with such ferocity it was said to have filled the overhead nostrils of birds and drowned them from the trees.

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

All the things you can talk about in anyone's work are the things that are least important.

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

Race of Cain, ascend to heaven, And cast God down upon the earth!

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

"Philip Sharpe was a soldier in God's army," says the minister. "Now he marches with the angels."

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

For me the curse is a crutch, but the con is everything.

I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they're working in His best interests.

I don't have anything against God. Far from it. But I don't understand Him. And I don't trust a lot of the people that go around claiming that they're working in His best interests.

Now that you're an adult, you might still feel a pang of guilt when you decline a dinner invitation in favor of a good book. Or maybe you like to eat alone in restaurants and could do without the pitying looks from fellow diners. Or you're told that you're "in your head too much," a phrase that's often deployed against the quiet and cerebral. Of course, there's another word for such people: thinkers.