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Author:

Larson, Erik.

Title:

Isaac's storm [sound recording (CD)] : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / by Erik Larson.

Format:

[sound recording (CD)] :

Edition:

Special ed.; Abridged.

Publisher:

Distributed by Recorded Books,

Copyright Date:

p1999

Description:

5 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Cline, Isaac Monroe
Hurricanes--Galveston--Galveston--History--20th century.
Floods--Galveston--Galveston--History--20th century.
Galveston (Tex.)--History--20th century.
Galveston (Tex.)--Biography.
Audiobooks.
Compact discs.

Other Authors:

Herrmann, Edward.

Notes:

Compact disc. Read by Edward Herrmann.

Summary:

In the early 1900's, Isaac Cline was 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 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.

ISBN:

9780739340363
0739340360

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

GYPE631 -- Knoxville Public Library (Knoxville)