The Fury Of Hurricane Andrew 1992

The story and personal accounts of 1992's Hurricane Andrew provide a backdrop for learning about hurricanes in general and the devastation they can cause. This book also examines the dynamics of hurricanes, the role of meteorologists, and the importance of timely, efficient relief operations in a hurricane aftermath. Includes a chronology that tracks Andrew's path, and a timeline of other major U.S. hurricanes.

This book looks at stories of real people who survived this devastating natural disaster. Action oriented accounts of survivors put the reader in the center of the storm.

Details the course and effect of Hurricane Andrew, which hit the southeastern United States in 1992, and describes the recovery efforts that followed the storm.

ANGELS CAME RUNNING: THE TRAUMA OF HURRICANE ANDREW, is a book depicting Dena Cobb's account of a small Florida town's encounter with the worst natural disaster ever to strike the United States. Andrew's fury destroyed $20 Billion in property & killed 38 people in South Florida. More than 175,000 people were left homeless & countless thousands faced mental trauma, physical illness, financial losses, & spiritual faintness. This is a true story of a family, Dr. David & Dena Cobb, who worked disaster relief from daylight until dark, placing the loss of others far above their own. On August 24, 1992, the world watched in horror & disbelief as stories of Andrew's frightening frenzy flooded newsrooms & wire services across the nation. Headlines blazed with such words as DEADLY, SINISTER, CHILLING, BOMB-LIKE, TWISTED and TORN, describing Andrew's deadly march across South Dade County. ANGELS CAME RUNNING is packed with inspirational stories of many ravaged by nature's fury who faced a new day without homes & jobs, & Dena Cobb tells how God & caring people ran to their rescue. To order: Cobb Family Ministries Inc., P.O. Box 210233, W. Palm Beach, Fl., 33421 or call (561) 791-2691.

Text and photographs depict the destruction caused in southern Florida in 1992 by Hurricane Andrew.

What do diverse events such as the integration of the University of Mississippi, the federal trials of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, the confrontation at Ruby Ridge, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have in common? The U.S. Marshals were instrumental in all of them. Whether pursuing dangerous felons in each of the 94 judicial districts or extraditing them from other countries; protecting federal judges, prosecutors, and witnesses from threats; transporting and maintaining prisoners and detainees; or administering the sale of assets obtained from criminal activity, the U.S. Marshals Service has adapted and overcome a mountain of barriers since their founding (on September 24, 1789) as the oldest federal law enforcement organization. In Forging the Star, historian David S. Turk lifts the fog around the agency’s complex modern period. From the inside, he allows a look within the storied organization. The research and writing of this singular account took over a decade, drawn from fresh primary source material with interviews from active or retired management, deputy U.S. marshals who witnessed major events, and the administrative personnel who supported them. Forging the Star is a comprehensive official history that will answer many questions about this legendary agency.