Larson, Erik
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- ISBN 13:
- 9780375708275
- author:
- Larson, Erik
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Random House USA Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions:
- 13.2 x 1.8 x 20.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Nature, Natural Disasters,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 6 working days
Description
A gripping account of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. In 1900, a monster hurricane destroyed the town of Galveston, Texas, killing over six thousand people. The story is told through the testimony of survivors, including Isaac Cline, the resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau, who found himself both victim and perpetrator of the tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of the events leading up to the disaster and its aftermath. With the latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Larson sheds light on the devastating consequences of a storm that was both predicted and underestimated. This book is a riveting true story that explores the intersection of science, human error, and tragedy in one of the deadliest natural disasters in American history.
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