Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history--from the acclaimed author of The Devil in the White City "A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true." --The New York Times Book ReviewSeptember 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude.
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I recently visited Galveston and reading this story was extra chilling because I knew the general locations they were speaking about in the book. Fascinating facts. I learned so much.
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
If you’re looking for an engaging read to take your mind off the pandemic blues, then look no further than Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Erik Larson, this book is a gripping account of the 1900 hurricane that struck Galveston Island. The story is told through the eyes of Isaac Cline, one of the few ...read more
If you’re looking for an engaging read to take your mind off the pandemic blues, then look no further than Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Erik Larson, this book is a gripping account of the 1900 hurricane that struck Galveston Island. The story is told through the eyes of Isaac Cline, one of the few ...read more
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