Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Isaac's storm

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

41002882

Responsibility statement

Erik Larson

Sub title

a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history

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

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