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pansypoo53219

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7. i found a great book by THE clara barton about the red cross & i read only a few disasters, but

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Sun Sep 8, 2019, 08:06 AM

Sep 2019

i did read the galveston chapter. talked of the rummage people donated + one woman whose hair was entangled in a chandelier. read it eons ago. now i wish i hadn't ebayed it.

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September 8, 1900 -The Galveston Hurricane [View all] Niagara Sep 2019 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #1

read Isaac's Storm ... dweller Sep 2019 #2

Thanks for the book recommendation Niagara Sep 2019 #3

Great read. Only a few years later, it couldn't have happened ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2019 #5

I read it a couple of years ago Crafty Girl Sep 2019 #10

I live on the mainland, and work in Galveston. Lisa0825 Sep 2019 #4

The Galveston Island is beautiful Niagara Sep 2019 #11

You can even watch a "Taffy Pull" at La King's! Lisa0825 Sep 2019 #16

I discovered details on this hurricane by accident malaise Sep 2019 #6

I'd heard it was an anti-war song Rowdyag Sep 2019 #8

Thank for sharing the artist and song Niagara Sep 2019 #12

I went to High School with his wife, Kim. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2019 #15

i found a great book by THE clara barton about the red cross & i read only a few disasters, but pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #7

I'll look for this book Niagara Sep 2019 #13

library might have have it. amazon has it. UGH! i had it in hard cover. only read a few disasters. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #17

This was taught in schools in Texas when I was young pecosbob Sep 2019 #9

Interesting Niagara Sep 2019 #14