Lowcountry Hurricanes: Three Centuries of Storms at Sea and Ashore

by Walter J. Fraser Jr.

Book Overview

At once sobering and thrilling, this illustrated history recounts how, for the past three hundred years, hurricanes have altered lives and landscapes along the Georgia-South Carolina seaboard. A prime target for the fierce storms that develop in the Atlantic, the region is especially vulnerable because of its shallow, gradually sloping sea floor and low-lying coastline.

With an eye on both natural and built environments, Fraser's narrative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820333336
• ISBN13: 9780820333335
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

A must have for hurricane researchers, students, and layman

Terrific book, well written, contains most hurricanes if not all of the big ones in chronological order from the time of columbus, thru the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries ending at the present. Last storm included was Gaston. The book goes into fine detail and concentrates its accounts to the coastal south carolina and coastal georgia areas. This book is for anyone who wants to know every hurricane that has hit the coastal GA and SC areas. WELL DONE! One of my favorite.

A fine illustrated history of how hurricanes have changed lives and landscapes

LOWCOUNTRY HURRICANES: TREE CENTURIES OF STORMS AT SEA AND ASHORE offers a fine illustrated history of how hurricanes have changed lives and landscapes along the Georgia-South Carolina seaboard. From the first documented storm in 1686 to modern times, this provides a fine survey any library strong in either U.S. weather or regional Southern history will find intriguing. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch