Reviews for Surviving the Galveston Hurricane: Illustrated History

The average rating for Surviving the Galveston Hurricane: Illustrated History based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-21 00:00:00 John Schmidt This graphic novel tells the events of the Galveston Hurricane on 1900. The first page gives some history to 'set the stage'. Then it tells the story of the Sanders Family. Then, at the end it gives more information about things that they talked about in the story. Well done!

Review # 2 was written on 2016-03-28 00:00:00 William Patt A concise narrative captures the tremendous challenges and impressive accomplishment of the construction of the Panama canal. The French failure, role of President Teddy Roosevelt, diplomatic relations between Panama and the USA (with a decided advocacy for the Panamanians), threat of disease, danger of work, innovative engineering, racism in both job and housing assignments, and the significance to all nations of the world in the accomplishment, are all discussed. Lush illustrations give students a glimpse into the wild jungle of Panama, and photographs later in the book display living conditions by class. Fold out illustrations and a map at the end give students an overview of the canal path and how it works. A better illustration of the elevation challenges would have been helpful as my students had a lot of questions about that. Also, published in 1998, the concluding information about the relationship between the USA and Panama, as well as the then anticipated handover of the canal to Panama (which happened in December 31, 1999) give the book a dated feel. My students were very interested to know what has happened between the USA and Panama since then, especially given the previous tone of the book.