New York Times Bestseller
New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Devil in the White City. Experience the deadliest hurricane in American history through the eyes of the meteorologist who underestimated it. Larson transforms this 1900 Galveston tragedy into a breathless, page-turning chronicle of nature’s awesome power.
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From Erik Larson, the master storyteller behind The Devil in the White City, comes this New York Times Bestseller that reads like a thriller but carries the weight of devastating truth. Isaac’s Storm plunges you into September 8, 1900—the day Galveston, Texas, faced the deadliest natural disaster in American history.
At the center of this gripping narrative stands Isaac Cline, a confident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau who fatally underestimated the strange swells and ominous winds greeting his coastal city that morning. What unfolded in the hours that followed was catastrophic: a monster hurricane that swallowed an entire town and claimed over six thousand lives, including members of Cline’s own family.
Larson reconstructs this tragedy with meticulous detail, weaving together Cline’s own telegrams and reports, survivor testimony, and modern hurricane science to create a chronicle that feels both intimately personal and sweeping in scope. The New York Times Book Review praised it as “a gripping account … fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.”
This is narrative history at its finest—a story of hubris and heroism, of nature’s awesome power and human fragility. Perfect for readers who love their history served with the pacing of a page-turner, Isaac’s Storm will leave you breathless and profoundly moved. A must-read for anyone drawn to tales of survival, scientific discovery, or the raw force of the natural world.
Larson is one of the old school, a writer who doesn't rely on tricks or gimmicks but instead writes carefully researched, gracefully written books that are hard to put down.
Meticulously researched and vividly written... A model of the storyteller's art.
Larson works his narrative magic... A fascinating and tragic tale.
A riveting and suspenseful account... Larson has written a book that is panoramic in scope, but finely focused in its human drama.
Larson tells the story with verve, alternating between scenes of the storm's increasing fury and the broader context of weather forecasting... An absorbing, compelling look at a monumental disaster.
Larson's skill as a storyteller is evident... Highly recommended for all libraries.
Larson's Isaac's Storm so fully swept me away into another time and place that I didn't want it to end.
Larson has written a gripping account of the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.
| Weight | 0.55 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.12 × 0.72 × 8.00 in |
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| Subject | 20th Century, Earth Sciences, Environmental Science, History, Meteorology & Climatology, Science, United States |
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