Isaac's storm :: a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history /: Erik Larson.

Larson, Erik,; Cline, Isaac Monroe,

Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / Erik Larson.

Larson, Erik, 1954-; Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955.

1999

F394.G2 L37 1999 (Mapit)

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Title Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / Erik Larson.

Author Larson, Erik, 1954-

Edition 1st ed.

ISBN 9780609602331
0609602330

Publication Details New York : Crown Publishers, c1999.

Language English

Description 323 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Call Number F394.G2 L37 1999

Dewey Decimal Classification 976.4/139

Summary Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets nature's last uncontrollable force, based on Cline's own letters, telegrams, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the hows and whys of great storms.

Note Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts.

Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955.

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