I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 by Lauren Tarshis, Book #21 in the I Survived Series, tells the story of a child that survives this horrible and deadly storm, while relaying the dreadful events with its page-turning action. Galveston is an island community on the southern coast of Texas. At the time, Galveston was Texas's richest and most important city, exporting American cotton and wheat to countries around the world. Although this area was prone to flooding, no one believed it would be worse than previous storms. While gathering on the beach to cheer on the wild waves, what starts out as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare. Hundreds of homes are destroyed, and 8,000 people were dead. Paperback, 144 pages.
