Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Paperback)

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Isaac's Storm / Erik Larson 4.5 stars September 8, 1900 in Galveston, Texas, Isaac Cline was the "weatherman". The U.S. Weather Bureau knew a storm would hit, but no one (well, none of the American...

from Maya47Bob46

I remember the 1961 Galveston hurricane and the reports on television news by a young Dan Rather. Isaac's Storm is about the 1900 hurricane and the early days of what is now the National Weather Se...

from brenzi

Isaac Cline was a meteorologist in the fledgling National Weather Service on September 8, 1900, a day that turned on a dime and impacted over 6,000 lives in the Gulf town of Galveston, Texas. Erik ...

from melydia

In 1900, one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history leveled the city of Galveston, Texas. This story is as much about the weather as it is about the troubled beginnings of the National Wea...

from bcquinnsmom

Erik Larson, who also wrote Devil in the White City (another phenomenal book) is an outstanding writer. I picked this book up and couldn't put it down. I was simply riveted to the story and to the ...