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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Isaac Cline swiftly climbed through the ranks of the Weather Bureau to lead Galveston, Texas’s local office.
Chapter 3: Prevailing scientific belief held that powerful hurricanes would never strike Galveston.
Chapter 4: As Isaac’s reputation grew in Galveston, weather communications from Cuba were blocked to try to restore the Bureau’s badly tarnished reputation.
Chapter 5: The hurricane arrived with scant warning, and few sensed the true danger.
Chapter 6: People searched for safety as the storm started bearing down on Galveston.
Chapter 7: Families battled for survival as the water levels rose dramatically.
Chapter 8: Reaching the next day was a blend of survival, resilience, and sheer luck.
Chapter 9: The cleanup proved an arduous and deeply uncertain process.
Chapter 10: It was an exceptionally unique hurricane that forever reshaped Galveston’s future.
Description
Isaac’s Storm (1999) is a gripping account of the hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas on September 8, 1900. Just as Galveston was becoming a world-class city, a storm arrived with little warning and crushed many of the community’s hopes and ambitions.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone moved by the indomitable power of nature
- Fans of historical nonfiction
- Storm chasers