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Learn about the worst natural disaster in American history when a Category 4 storm surge hit Galveston killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people. You'll hear a clip from an interview with survivor Katharine Vedder Pauls from the Rosenberg Library detailing the horrors experienced in Galveston. Then Education Director Aimee Bachari talks with PowerShips author Eric Pearson to discuss the ships impacted by the storm from its beginning, in the Caribbean, in Galveston, and to the Great Lakes and beyond. You can hear the full interview on our podcast Ship History Radio. Visit shiphistory.org/radio or subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory.
Learn more about our program SHIPS at shiphistory.org/ships.
Get our quarterly PowerShips magazine at shiphistory.org/product-category/powerships or become a member, support our mission, and get the magazine free as a member benefit at shiphistory.org/join/.
Learn about the worst natural disaster in American history when a Category 4 storm surge hit Galveston killing between 6,000 and 12,000 people. You'll hear a clip from an interview with survivor Katharine Vedder Pauls from the Rosenberg Library detailing the horrors experienced in Galveston. Then Education Director Aimee Bachari talks with PowerShips author Eric Pearson to discuss the ships impacted by the storm from its beginning, in the Caribbean, in Galveston, and to the Great Lakes and beyond. You can hear the full interview on our podcast Ship History Radio. Visit shiphistory.org/radio or subscribe to our channel @ShipHistory.
Learn more about our program SHIPS at shiphistory.org/ships.
Get our quarterly PowerShips magazine at shiphistory.org/product-category/powerships or become a member, support our mission, and get the magazine free as a member benefit at shiphistory.org/join/.
