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Episode 45: The Galveston Hurricane
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:57:46
Publish Date: 2017-08-29 19:03:27
Description: This weekend, Hurricane Harvey struck the east coast of Texas and flooded the city of Houston. A hundred and seventeen years ago this week, a similar storm was headed straight for the nearby city of Galveston, one of the richest cities in the country. What followed was a deadly disaster which surprised Galveston and left thousands dead in its wake.
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