Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

Isaac's Storm does an incredible job detailing the possible meteorological events that contribute to the creation of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. What Erik Larson does even better than describing the mechanics of the storm is retelling the stories of the people of Galveston who were affected by the hurricane. Using multiple sources, Larson was able to construct a highly intense and emotional narrative that takes the reader back to the moments before, during, and after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. From the head weather observer of the weather station in Galveston to a single mom running a boarding house, Larson writes in depth the experiences and the emotions that the people of Galveston faced during on of the most dangerous storms in American history.

One of my favorite reads ever. A gripping account of the most deadly storm to ever hit the United States. The precision with which he pieces together the model that is Isaac Clone and the turn of the century, and in a concise fashion no less, was outstanding. This book is so gripping it will have an average reader scouring the internet for more and more information, especially in the visual realm.

This is Luke Mooney. I have this book. This is a great book! The 1900 Galveston, Texas, United States hurricane, which killed 12,000 people, was a bad Category 4 hurricane. But I think that Category 5 hurricanes are much worse. I think that the deadliest tropical cyclone ever was the 1970 Bhola cyclone, which killed 500,000 people. Tropical cyclones are powerful storms. I think that two of the costliest American hurricanes are Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Tropical cyclones are called hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Pacific Ocean, typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and Southwestern Pacific Ocean near Australia and New Zealand. I think that the 1900 Galveston, Texas, United States hurricane was both the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and the deadliest hurricane in United States history. Why didn't they evacuate when they were told to do so? Why didn't this storm have a name? Cool book!!