The Storm Council: Galveston 1900
The Council Takes NoticeBy Robert Pudlock
Length4h 36m
About this audiobook
In September 1900, the prosperous island city of Galveston believed itself safe.
Railroads connected it to the mainland. Commerce flowed through its busy harbor. Elegant homes and hotels lined the shore. The storm warnings were vague, the sea wall unfinished, and confidence ran deep.
Then the Gulf began to rise.
Galveston 1900: The Council Takes Notice tells the story of the deadliest natural disaster in American history through a different lens. As the hurricane approaches the Texas coast, an ancient and watchful Council observes the unfolding event—studying the fragile systems humans build along the edge of powerful waters.
What begins as a growing storm becomes something more: a moment that draws the attention of a silent council that has been watching the world far longer than any city has stood.
Because the storms never forget.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length4 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Storm Council Series
2Prologue
3Chapter 1: Warm Water
4Chapter 2: The City of the Gulf
5Chapter 3: Memory in the Water
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6Chapter 4: The Island
7Chapter 5: Confidence
8Chapter 6: Gathering Pressure
9Chapter 7: The Port
10Chapter 8: Echoes of Older Storms
11Chapter 9: The Weather Bureau
12Chapter 10: The Cuban Forecast
13Chapter 11: The Dismissal:
14Chapter 12: Strength
15Chapter 13: Streets by the Sea
16Chapter 14: First Recognition
17Chapter 15: The Telegraph
18Chapter 16: The Storm Turns
19Chapter 17: The Council Watches
20Chapter 18: Saturday Morning: (Untitled)
21Chapter 19: The Water
22Chapter 20: The Bridge
23Chapter 21: The Wind
24Chapter 22: The Realization
25Chapter 23: Rising Gulf
26Chapter 24: The First Houses Fall
27Chapter 25: The Sticht House
28Chapter 26: Avenue Q
29Chapter 27: The Doctrine Forms
30Chapter 28: The Back Wall
31Chapter 29: First Light
32Chapter 30: Northeast
33Chapter 31: The Accounting
34Chapter 32: The Open Variable
35Chapter 33: The Commission: (Untitled)
36Chapter 34: What the Wall Means
37Chapter 35: Seventeen Feet
38Chapter 36: The Report From Galveston: (Untitled)
39Chapter 37: The Galveston Storm: (Untitled)
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