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      • STORM OF THE CENTURY: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 Willie Drye,.. National Geographic, $26 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-7922-8010-1 On Labor Day in 1935, a hurricane that produced the record low barometric pressure reading of 26.35 inches hit Florida's upper Keys, destroying virtually everything in its path.
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  2. Aug 1, 2019 · Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Paperback – Illustrated, August 1, 2019. In 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West.

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  3. Sep 8, 2017 · Award-winning author Willie Drye is working on a new edition of his first book, Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

  4. Aug 1, 2019 · Drye's first book, Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, was praised by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, and others, and is regarded by many meteorologists as the definitive book about this tragic and fascinating event.

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  5. Aug 1, 2019 · $15.49. View All Available Formats & Editions. Learn more. SHIP THIS ITEM. Qualifies for Free Shipping. Instant Purchase. PICK UP IN STORE. Check Availability at Nearby Stores. Overview. In 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West.

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  6. Aug 1, 2002 · This book details the category 5 hurricane that took a devastating toll on the Florida Keys in 1935. Being a frequent visitor to the Keys, I was able to identify with many of the places in the storm's path and once again realize what a fragile chain of islands make up that area.

  7. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane that struck the southeastern United States in early September 1935. For several decades it was: the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of barometric pressure, until surpassed by Hurricane Gilbert in 1988; [1] the strongest Atlantic ...

  8. Source: Florida State Archives. On September 2, 1935, Labor Day, the hurricane reached a peak intensity of 892 mb. The hurricane made landfall later that night as a Category 5 storm, crossing the Florida Keys between Key West and Miami, FL.

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