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Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm

Bill Dixon

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Description:The 1856 summer season was like so many that had come before OCo uneventful, idyllic. The SouthOCOs newest and most popular watering spot was a microcosm of LouisianaOCOs antebellum economic and social structure. More than four hundred vacationersOCowealthy sugar planters, powerful politicians, their families, friends and servantsOCohad come to the island to escape the hot August sun. The waters of the Gulf were cool, its breezes fresh. Life was good. On the horizon, however, a massive cloud formation was about to tell a much different story. On that fateful day, August 10th 1856, a devastating Category Four hurricane destroyed Last Island. The chaos and confusion that initially reigned gave way in time to a generation of Civil War and Reconstruction. After more than one hundred and fifty yearsOCoand the devastation of KatrinaOCothe story remains layered with myths. Last Days of Last Island removes that shroud and presents the first comprehensive account of the hurricane of 1856, OC LouisianaOCOs first great storm.OCO"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm. To get started finding Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 480

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Garrett County Press

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1891053256

Description: The 1856 summer season was like so many that had come before OCo uneventful, idyllic. The SouthOCOs newest and most popular watering spot was a microcosm of LouisianaOCOs antebellum economic and social structure. More than four hundred vacationersOCowealthy sugar planters, powerful politicians, their families, friends and servantsOCohad come to the island to escape the hot August sun. The waters of the Gulf were cool, its breezes fresh. Life was good. On the horizon, however, a massive cloud formation was about to tell a much different story. On that fateful day, August 10th 1856, a devastating Category Four hurricane destroyed Last Island. The chaos and confusion that initially reigned gave way in time to a generation of Civil War and Reconstruction. After more than one hundred and fifty yearsOCoand the devastation of KatrinaOCothe story remains layered with myths. Last Days of Last Island removes that shroud and presents the first comprehensive account of the hurricane of 1856, OC LouisianaOCOs first great storm.OCO"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm. To get started finding Last Days of Last Island: The Hurricane of 1856, Louisiana's First Great Storm, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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