Natural Disasters - General & Miscellaneous

Texas Disasters : Wind, Flood, and Fire

Name: Texas Disasters : Wind, Flood, and Fire
Author: Mona D. Sizer
ISBN: 9781589791718

by Mona D. Sizer

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Overview

Texas Disasters traces major catastrophes in a larger-than-life state with no need for exaggeration. These captivating narratives highlight the human drama in episodes like the Branch-Dividian Holocaust, the Columbia Disaster, the New London School Explosion, the Big Drift, the Waco Tornado, the Destruction of Texas Indians, and the Texas City Explosion.

About the Author, Mona D. Sizer

Mona Sizer has published over twenty books in addition to five for Republic of Texas Press including The King Ranch Story, now in its third printing. Her work has been translated into several languages, three screenplays, and numerous articles, short works of fiction, and poetry. Her most recent book is Texas Bandits: Real to Reel.

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Editorials

Austin American Statesman

The only Texas disaster book published since 2000 is Mona D. Sizer's "Texas Disasters: Wind, Flood, and Fire.
— Mike Cox

Texas Morning News

Ms. Sizer always brings home toll in human suffering... In the midst of each disaster, Ms. Sizer emphasizes the hope and heroism that emerged.
— Judy Atler

Valley Morning Star

Sizer's disaster tales are good examples of creative non-fiction, making the past come alive with moment-by-moment first person re-creations...she knows how to draw readers into a story...
— Eileen Mattei