![]() ![]() This book is a must-read for Texans and for anyone looking for an action-packed disaster themed story. After the hurricane, he and his mother and siblings walked all the way to relatives in San Antonio. His father was a fisherman, lost at sea during the storm. I especially liked this book because my great grandfather and his mother rode out the Galveston storm in a neighbor’s attic. The author made me feel like I was back in the middle of a monster storm. ![]() Raised in Corpus Christi and Houston TX, I had my share of hurricanes. So well described, it felt like I was in the middle of a hurricane again. The story moves swiftly, introducing characters that the reader can identify with and care about when the storm hits. Then the devastating hurricane hits and 8,000 people are killed. He gets a job as a carpenter’s apprentice and begins to settle in to the Galveston way of life. Seth’s family moves to Galveston in 1900 to take advantage of the booming economy. ![]()
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