#11 in History
Isaac's Storm
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About the book
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History is a 2000 New York Times bestseller by Erik Larson presented in a non-fiction, novelistic style. The book follows the events immediately preceding, during, and after the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 97 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 97 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Really love his later works. You could see the seed of his style in this book, but overall felt like a first attempt. A fine Larson book is still a really good read!”
“It was Isaac Cline, the chief weatherman in Texas, who fervently denied the belief that a major hurricane could ever hit Galveston. He denied it as a storm formed in the Atlantic. He denied it as the storm moved through Cuba. He denied it as…”
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