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Isaac's Storm, drawing on eyewitness accounts, meteorological research, and Cline's own reports, weaves a tale of that fateful hurricane and the families it touched. When the ocean swells descended on the island, children were ripped out of windows, restaurants collapsed with diners inside, and Cline himself narrowly survived by climbing aboard floating wreckage and drifting out to sea.
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane goes down in the record books as the deadliest hurricane in US History by far, with an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 dead. Considering the devastation and the wealth of available primary sources, it is surprising that it took until the 100th anniversary for an historian to write a full account of the storm.
Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. ... A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. Erik Larson. 978-0-593-16354-2.
The 1900 Galveston Hurricane goes down in the record books as the deadliest hurricane in US History by far, with an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 dead. Considering the devastation and the wealth of available primary sources, it is surprising that it took until the 100th anniversary for an historian to write a full account of the storm.
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The 1900 Galveston Hurricane goes down in the record books as the deadliest hurricane in US History by far, with an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 dead. Considering the devastation and the wealth of available primary sources, it is surprising that it took until the 100th anniversary for an historian to write a full account of the storm.
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- Erik Larson
24 ago 1999 · “Isaac’s Storm” by Erik Larson, tells the true story of the 1900 Galveston hurricane that devastated Galveston and allowed Houston to become the 4th largest port in the country. Mainly this is the story of Isaac Cline, who was a meteorologist at the time, when meteorology and forecasting were rudimentary (compared to today).
