On Labor Day, 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, the fiercest
hurricane in the history of the United States tore through the Florida Keys. In
the heart of its fury lay a group of down-and-out World War I veterans who had
been sent to the Keys on a federally sponsored work project. Living in hastily
built shacks just yards from the Atlantic Ocean, the men were completely
unprepared for the 200-mile-per-hour winds and massive waves that would assail
them on the night of September 2, 1935. In Storm of the Century, journalist
Willie Drye creates a vivid account of the storms rampage. DryeStorm of the
Century is a haunting tale of the devastating power of nature and politics.
Praise for Storm of the Century: --Kirkus Reviews --
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