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Isaac's storm: [LP] a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history

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Main Author: Larson, Erik, 1954-
Other Authors: Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: Thorndike, Me. : G.K. Hall & Co., 2000.
Subjects:
Cline, Isaac Monroe, > 1861-1955.
Hurricanes > Texas > Galveston > History > 20th century.
Floods > Texas > Galveston > History > 20th century.
Galveston (Tex.) > History > 20th century.
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Item Description:Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts.
Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, c1999.
Physical Description:447 p. (large print) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-442).
ISBN:0783889321
Author Notes:Erik Larson was born in Brooklyn on January 3, 1954. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania and went to graduate school at Columbia University. Larson worked for the Wall Street Journal and then began writing non-fiction books. He is the bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist and Edgar Award-winning, The Devil in the White City, which has been optioned for a feature film by Leonardo DiCaprio. He also wrote In the Garden of the Beasts, Issac's Storm, Thunderstruck and The Naked Consumer.

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State University, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon.

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