The Night of the Hurricane's FuryIt’s the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn’t let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm—it’s an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive the worst natural disaster in U.S. history? |
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Late Afternoon | 20 |
Evening | 27 |
Sunday September 9 Dawn | 33 |
Saturday September 15 | 43 |
Afterword | 46 |
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Back Cover | 50 |
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Afraid Afternoon Robert Aunt Maudie bathhouses bathtub beach bells boots brave brick Buildings bumped Bureau climbed crashed cried destroyed dog up beside dog's Earlier that summer edge everything father feet felt fingers floated flood floodwaters floor frogs front door Fury Galveston Island gone Gulf hand hauled headed heard huge hurricane Inch inside INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK knew leaned looked Maudie's metal MEXICO miles mountain moved night nuns packed parlor path Pennsylvania to Galveston pile of boards Pink porch step protect Galveston pulled rain rescue Robert Pettibone Robert saw Robert turned roof rubble Russell Saturday seat seawall September sight slanted soft stay stockings stood stories storm surge struck Suddenly Sunday swept table tipped Texas told train Trees trolley-car track underwater Ursuline Convent wall warm waves weather wind window wiped wonder worst yellow dog