Episode 45: The Galveston Hurricane

Disaster Area

English - August 29, 2017 19:03 - 57 minutes - 62.7 MB - ★★★★ - 723 ratings
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This weekend, Hurricane Harvey struck the east coast of Texas and flooded the city of Houston. A hundred and seventeen years ago this week, a similar storm was headed straight for the nearby city of Galveston, one of the richest cities in the country. What followed was a deadly disaster which surprised Galveston and left thousands dead in its wake.