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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.



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Gripping, informative and imaginative’
New Statesman

‘Roof slates became spinning blades… a timely and chillingly detailed reminder of what nature can do.’
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‘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.‘
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‘Dickensian… A scholarly and factual book that reads like fiction.’
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ISAACS STORM The Drowning of Galveston The Drowning of Galveston 8 September 1900

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Fourth Estate Ltd
      Published 7 January 2008
      ISBN-13 9780007292110
      978-0007292110
      ISBN-10 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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