Relates the story of a boy who survives the deadliest disaster in American history--the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, on September 8, 1900, killing eight thousand people--and heads back into the treacherous waters to help save his neighbors.

In 1900, while visiting his aunt in Galveston, Texas, ten-year-old Robert Pettibone is washed into swirling floodwaters when a hurricane takes the town by surprise.

"Once a trailblazer in the field of medicine, Dr. Tucia Hatherley hasn't touched a scalpel or stethoscope since she made a fatal mistake in the operating theater. Instead, she works in a corset factory, striving to earn enough to support her disabled son. When even that livelihood is threatened, Tucia is left with one option--to join a wily, charismatic showman named Huey and become part of his traveling medicine show. Her medical license lends the...

"The Great Storm in Galveston, Texas in 1900 comes to life once more. The year is 1900, Galveston flourishes in the Gilded Age. It hails as the pride of Texas exports. On the morning of September 8th, 1900, the hopes and dreams of Galvestonians will come to a halt. In a time before storms were named, The Great Storm of Galveston, Texas has all but become a legend. Through the eyes of Clara and the Gladys family, the past comes alive with love and...