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Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It’s 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.



Trade Review

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

ISAACS STORM The Drowning of Galveston The Drowning of Galveston 8 September 1900

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    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    Publication Date: 7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780007292110, 978-0007292110
    ISBN10: 0007292112
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It’s 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.



    Trade Review

    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

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