Isaac's Storm - A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)

September 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 in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devestating 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. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.

General

Imprint:	Random House
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2000
First published:	July 2000
Authors:	Erik Larson
Dimensions:	203 x 130 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	323
Edition:	1st Vintage Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-70827-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-375-70827-8
Barcode:	9780375708275

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