Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history /
Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can ha...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Publishers,
[1999]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms. The idea that a hurricane could damage the city of Galveston, Texas, where he was based was to him preposterous. It is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets nature's last uncontrollable force, based on Cline's own letters, telegrams, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the hows and whys of great storms. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection. Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts. |
| Physical Description: | 323 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Awards: | Choice, 2000. School Library Journal Best Adult Books for YA, 2000. New York Times Best Seller, 1999. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0609602330 9780609602331 |