Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Tapa blanda - 2000
de Erik Larson
Now in paperback comes this bestselling narrative of the extreme hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas, in 1900, leaving at least 8,000 dead in its wake. An unforgettable story of the conflict between human hubris and the last great uncontrollable force, "Isaac's Storm" offers a cautionary tale for the millennium.
Descripción de contraportada
September 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 deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devestating personal tragedy.
Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
Descripción de la solapa
September 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 deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devestating personal tragedy.
Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
Detalles
- Título Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Autor Erik Larson
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición 1st Thus.
- Páginas 336
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Vintage Books USA, New York
- Fecha de publicación 2000-07-11
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780375708275 / 0375708278
- Peso 0.55 libras (0.25 kg)
- Dimensiones 8 x 5.2 x 0.75 pulgadas (20.32 x 13.21 x 1.91 cm)
- Nivel de lectura 1020
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Gulf Coast
- Cultural Region: Mid-South
- Cultural Region: South
- Geographic Orientation: Texas
- Locality: Galveston-Texas City, Texas
- Library of Congress subjects Galveston (Tex.), Galveston (Tex.) - History - 20th century
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 99025515
- Dewey Decimal Code 976.413
Extracto
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Entertainment Weekly, 08/04/2000, Page 79
- New York Times, 08/13/2000, Page 22
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