Reborn in the Surge

In September 1900, the prosperous island city of Galveston, Texas, was the glittering jewel of the Gulf Coast. In a matter of hours, an unpredicted Category 4 hurricane brought a massive storm surge that practically wiped the city off the map, claiming an estimated 8,000 lives. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history. But what happened next changed the fabric of American...