Isaacs Storm by Erik Larson
Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. Its another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed.Gripping, informative and imaginative’
New Statesman
‘Roof slates became spinning blades… a timely and chillingly detailed reminder of what nature can do’
Mail on Sunday
‘Mixing individual narratives of the townsfolk and a history of the Weather Bureau with terrific descriptions the evolving storm, Larson cooks up an awesome tale.‘
Daily Telegraph
‘Dickensian… A scholarly and factual book that reads like fiction.’
Independent
Erik Larson is a writer, journalist and novelist. Nominated for a Pulitzer prize for investigative journalism on The Wall Street Journal, he has taught non-fiction writing at San francisco State and Johns Hopkins.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007292110 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007292112 |
| Title | Isaacs Storm |
| Author | Erik Larson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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