Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history /
Erik Larson.
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- New York : Vintage Books, 2000, c1999.
- 323 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-313) and index.
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Tells the story of Isaac Cline, a weather scientist in Galveston, Texas in 1900, discussing his belief and assertion that nothing in the way of weather could destroy the coastal city; and looks at how Cline dealt with the aftermath of the hurricane that hit Galveston on September 8, claiming the lives of thousands of people.