Isaac's Storm
A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science, History, and Nonfiction.
National BestsellerSeptember 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 deepsea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hu...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science, History, and Nonfiction.
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