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Island in a storm: a rising sea, a vanishing coast, and a nineteenth-century disaster that warns of a warmer world
Island in a storm: a rising sea, a vanishing coast, and a nineteenth-century disaster that warns of a warmer world
Author
Sallenger, Abby
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Publication Date
c2009
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1st ed.
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English
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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.
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History
History, Local
Hurricanes
Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- Isles Dernieres
Isles Dernieres (La.) -- History -- 19th century
Science & Technology
Terrebonne Parish (La.) -- History, Local -- 19th century
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Sallenger, Abby
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9781586485153
9780786741526
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NoveList
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