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The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane ...Show synopsisThe large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" offers a cautionary tale for the millennium.Hide synopsis
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Crown Publishing Group (NY)) – Hardcover (1999)
by
Erik Larson
Hardcover, Crown Publishing Group (NY) 1999
English
336 pages
ISBN: 0609602330 ISBN-13: 9780609602331
The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" offers a cautionary tale for the millennium.The large audience that drove "The Perfect Storm" high on national bestseller lists is sure to welcome this superb narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" offers a cautionary tale for the millennium.Hide
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After living in Texas prior to moving, i used to visit Galveston often. I never really learned much about the big hurricane, and the way all warnings were ignored. I could not put this book down !
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This book not only tells the personal stories of many victims of the Galveston hurricane, it also tells a scathing story of the arrogance of the US weather service of the time.
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In this age of up-to-the-minute weather reports and satellite radar we forget how vulnerable our parents and grandparents were to the weather. If you want a glimpse into the stark realities of living through a hurricane, tornadoes, storm surges and flooding rains, Isaac?s Storm will provide it. Larson ...
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