{"product_id":"isaacs-storm-erik-larson-9780609602331","title":"Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eThe riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Devil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Larson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0609602330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780609602331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.37w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e36205 \/ Isaac's Storm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/1999 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 1022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/1999 pg. 1739\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1999 pg. 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/1999 pg. 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2000 pg. 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2015 pg. 58","brand":"Erik Larson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051808682239,"sku":"9780609602331","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bdd3a6f-599f-4a88-8e26-a7211697b0d4.jpg?v=1685015291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/isaacs-storm-erik-larson-9780609602331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}