Great Disasters: Galveston Hurricane 1900: Isaac's Storm [

History Channel video via google video ^ | Aug 8, 2007 | unknown

[Mike Fieschko]

This feature-length special based on Erik Larson's book "Isaac's Storm", weather experts, historians, and survivors' descendants guide us through that horrific day that claimed over 6,000 lives. September 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 in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devestating [sic] personal tragedy. In this special presentation, Larson, along with weather experts, historians, and descendants of those lucky enough to have survived the violent storm, guide us through the events of that horrific day. They detail the stories of heartbreaking loss, selfless heroism ...

[cpanter]

Thanks for posting this. I started this book two weeks ago. I love the way Larsen writes. This is very good so far.

[DemonDeac]

That is a very good book. For some reason I like reading about that sort of thing because those stories also show the best qualities of humanity. I loved David McCullogh’s The Johnstown Flood. The Childrens Blizzard is also good as is a book about the Great Hurricane of 1938 whose name is escaping me. Also liked a book called Rising Tide about the 1927 Mississippi flood.