Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson holds a highly rated rating of 4.05 out of 5, based on 29.7K reader ratings. First published in 1999. The book spans 336 pages.
About Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
National BestsellerSeptember 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 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. 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.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Erik Larson |
| Published | 1999 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Kindle Price | $14.99 |
| Genres | History, Non-Fiction, Science, Biography & Memoir |
| Average Rating | 4.05 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 29,695 |
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History is categorized as History, Non-Fiction, Science, Biography & Memoir. Its primary genre classification is Biography & Memoir.
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History has 336 pages.
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History was written by Erik Larson. It was first published in 1999.
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