Isaac's Storm: a Man, a Time and the Deadliest Hurricane in History Tapa blanda - 1999

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US: Crown, 1999. Paperback. Good. Galveston, Texas, 1900. Reports of a storm in the Gulf of Mexico are relaye d to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new Weather Bureau. But storms stay out at sea and veer East to run parallel to the coast normally. This one d idn't ... Isaac Cline was confident of his ability to predict the weather: he had new technology at his disposal, 'perfect science', and, like America itself, h e was sure that he was in control of his world, that the new century would be the American century, that the future was man's to command. And the coas tal city of Galveston was a prosperous, enthusiastic place - a jewel of pro gress and contentment, a model for the new century. The storm blew up in Cuba. It was, in modern jargon, an extreme hurricane - and it did not circle around the Gulf of Mexico as storms routinely did. On 8 September 1900 it ploughed straight into Galveston. It was the meteorological equivalent of the Big One. It was to be the worst natural disaster ever to befall… Leer más

Fourth Estate, 1999 Old bookshop sticker on front cover.

Fourth Estate. Very Good. Paperback. 1999. 400 pages. minor wear / marks<br><br><p>ISAAC'S STORM: The Drow ning of Galveston, 8 September 1900<br /><br />By Erik Larson<br /><br />Fourth Estate, UK, 1999<br />ISBN 9781841152813<br />trad e pb, 400pp<br /><br />VERY GOOD: minor wear / marks<br /><br />< br />Galveston, Texas, 1900. Reports of a storm in the Gulf of Me xico ... .

Fourth Estate, London, 1999. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Maps. notes, sources, acknowledgements and index. At the beginning of the text there are two maps – one showing the route of the hurricane and a two-page map showing Galveston in 1900, and overlaying that the extent of the devastation. Photographic card cover with orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. On September 8th 1900 a hurricane ploughed into the unprepared port of Galveston, Texas, with a loss of life between 6,000 to 10,000 people. The US Weather Bureau had one of its most dependable meteorologists at the Galveston Station, Isaac Cline, who along with the weather bureau, believed that man's ingenuity had tamed nature and that there was nothing to fear. but, "... Fatally, Cline failed to read the signs until it was too late. By then, the bathhouses on the sea-front were being crushed by rolling breakers, children were playing unawares in the rising… Leer más

London, England: Fourth Estate, 1999. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover, first edition, 610gms, 385 pages. A man, a time and the deadliest hurricane in history. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..

Crown., 1999. Trade paperback in near fine condition. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine.