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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 / Abby Sallenger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sallenger, Asbury H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurricanes--Louisiana--Isles Dernieres.
- Hurricanes.
- Isles Dernieres (La.)--History--19th century.
- Isles Dernieres (La.).
- Terrebonne Parish (La.)--History, Local--19th century.
- Terrebonne Parish (La.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This gripping recreation of a deadly 1856 hurricane also illuminates social history, weather, science, and the growing threat to vulnerable coasts
- Contents:
- Contents; Prologue; Part I; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; Part II; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Part III; 13; 14; 15; 16; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Credits; Notes; Sources; Index; Abby Sallenger
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-272) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-46013-7
- 9786612460135
- 0-7867-4152-X
- OCLC:
- 373874104
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