Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
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Author: Erik LarsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-07-11
ISBN: 0375708278
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Vintage
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Book Review: An OUTSTANDING Decription of the Galveston Hurricane in 1900!
Summary: 5 Stars
Erik Larson tells the story of the horrific Galveston Hurricane through his usual descriptive experiences of key people at the moment of the disaster, which was the worst National Disaster ever to hit the U.S., with over 6,000 deaths attributed to the unexpected storm! Political intrigues, racial bigotry, pride and ignorance all effected the tragic hurricane's results, and Larson tells the story incredibly well! A great read for the historian, anyone interested in weather and storms, as well as any public servant in government! While Katrina did severe damage to New Orleans and surrounding areas, imagine how a similar storm 109 years ago would have damaged a coastal region with absolutely no clue that the storm was coming!!
Summary of Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
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.
Reading in his signature dispassionate style, narrator Edward Herrmann brings an eerie calm to this powerful chronicle of the deadliest storm ever to hit the United States--a huge and terribly destructive hurricane that struck land near Galveston, Texas in September of 1900. Author Erik Larson re-creates the events leading up to the disaster in astonishing detail, tracing the thoughts and actions of Isaac Cline, a scientist with America's burgeoning U.S. Weather Bureau. Cline's unwavering confidence--"In an age of scientific certainty one could not allow one's judgment to be clouded..."--blinds the meteorologist to the deadly onslaught about to be unleashed. Herrmann's calculated performance reflects the impending doom and dangers inherent to an unquestioned and absolute faith in science. (Running time: 5 hours, 3 cassettes) --George Laney
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