- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Cooper Square Press (May 28 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 081541207X
- ISBN-13: 978-0815412076
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 485 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Mykle tells this saga of epic destruction with short episodes that gradually grow together, like cross-cutting scenes in a movie. The approach, and the book, both work well. Florida history is the better for Mykle's book. (Palm Beach Post )
The true stories Robert Mykle tells in Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 paint a picture of nature's terrible immensity that's the stuff of nightmares. (Orlando Sentinel )
The true stories Robert Mykle tells in Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 paint a picture of nature's terrible immensity that's the stuff of nightmares. (Orlando Sentinel )
This is a solidly researched, engagingly written snapshot of Florida. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution )
Mykle sifted through Florida history—geographic, economic, meteorological and cultural—and quotes from several dozen interviews to tell his story, zeroing in on many of the individuals who affected and were affected by this mind-boggling piece of windy and wet American history. "'I think about it every day,'" survivor Vernie Boots told Mykle. Though this killer hurricane struck nearly 74 years ago, if you read this fast-paced book, you'll have a hard time forgetting it too. (Chicago Tribune )
Mykle's research provided a window into a disappearing breed of pioneers, who remembered the violent storms and the in-between years when a hardscrabble lifestyle was the norm. (Sharon Jones News-Sun )
This is a superbly written book. (Velma Daniels News Chief )
Mykle does a nice job of portraying Everglades frontier life: the moonshine, the politics, the path of development. (Michael Grunwald The New Republic )
The true stories Robert Mykle tells in Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 paint a picture of nature's terrible immensity that's the stuff of nightmares. (Orlando Sentinel )
The true stories Robert Mykle tells in Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 paint a picture of nature's terrible immensity that's the stuff of nightmares. (Orlando Sentinel )
This is a solidly researched, engagingly written snapshot of Florida. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution )
Mykle sifted through Florida history—geographic, economic, meteorological and cultural—and quotes from several dozen interviews to tell his story, zeroing in on many of the individuals who affected and were affected by this mind-boggling piece of windy and wet American history. "'I think about it every day,'" survivor Vernie Boots told Mykle. Though this killer hurricane struck nearly 74 years ago, if you read this fast-paced book, you'll have a hard time forgetting it too. (Chicago Tribune )
Mykle's research provided a window into a disappearing breed of pioneers, who remembered the violent storms and the in-between years when a hardscrabble lifestyle was the norm. (Sharon Jones News-Sun )
This is a superbly written book. (Velma Daniels News Chief )
Mykle does a nice job of portraying Everglades frontier life: the moonshine, the politics, the path of development. (Michael Grunwald The New Republic )
Book Description
Robert Mykle shows how the residents of the Everglades believed prematurely that they had tamed nature, and how racial attitudes at the time compounded the disaster.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Story of a Nightmare Come True,
By George Webster, Ph.D., (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 (Hardcover)
Every adult who lives within 50 miles of the Atlantic or Gulf coasts of the United States should read Killer Cane. Hurricanes are deadly, but quiet hurricane seasons in the past decade have given coastal residents a sense that hurricanes won't hit them. But they will. I survived two hurricanes, and they were pure horror. They were Category One hurricanes, the weakest kind, but they tore off roofs and smashed property like gigantic maniacs.Robert Mykle's fine book describes a Category Four hurricane that came ashore near Palm Beach in 1928. A Category One hurricane causes some damage, while a Category Five causes complete destruction, so you can imagine the strength of a Category Four. But destruction didn't stop at the coast. The hurricane moved inland to rip into the farming communities at the south end of Lake Okeechobee, 40-50 miles inland from Palm Beach. Winds of 150 miles-per-hour and more than 12 inches of rain destroyed almost everything in its path, and killed some 2000 people. The real cost of this disaster is the effect on its victims, and Mykle introduces us to many of the doomed families as they go about their business, not knowing that the day after tomorrow will be their last on earth. We come to care about them. We mourn those killed and feel the suffering of survivors in the aftermath. This is a great strength of the book, and Robert Mykle has done a terific job of presenting a harrowing story in human terms. It is well worth reading.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tells the story from the human perspective,
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This review is from: Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 (Hardcover)
In the early period of the last century three great hurricanes devastated Florida. Miami was hit in 1926, The everglades in 28, and the keys in 35. The Miami storm is known for finishing the land boom and the keys storm is famous for being the most powerful hurricane ever and killing WWI veterans on work detail. Mykle's book examines the least well known of the three, the storm of 1928. The everglades storm actually killed the most people by far, but is less well remembered because most of its victims were poor and black. But the hurricane makes for a fascinating story in any case. Mykle tells it through the lives of several everglades families who experienced the calamity, often suffering considerable loss. He covers the disaster from several angles, and so there is something in this book for everyone.My one fault with this book is that the author focuses a little too much on the individuals and not enough on other features of the catastrophe. We hear little, for instance, about what the hurricane did to Puerto Rico. But this should not dissuade anyone from buying the book on the killer Cane of 28.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten tragedy,
By Jack L Wilcher (MACON GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928 (Hardcover)
I grew up in this area during the forties and fifties.I attended high school with many decedants of the victims and survivers of this disaster.The book seems to be quiet accurate and hits the nail on the head .It amazes me that it has to be the best kept secret of all diasters.I live in the neighboring state of Georgia,and when I ask people in this area about the storm no one has a clue.At the time it was the third worst disaster to have occured ,in terms of lives lost. What a shame.
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