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Larson, Erik.

Isaac's storm : a man, a time, and the deadliest hurricane in history / - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Publishers, c1999. - 323 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Based on the diaries of Isaac Monroe Cline and on contemporary accounts.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-313) and index.

Beach: September 8, 1900 -- Law of storms -- Serpent's coil -- Spectacle -- Cataclysm -- Strange news -- Haunted. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6.

ISBN: 0609602330

LCCN: 99025515

Subjects--Personal Names:
Cline, Isaac Monroe, 1861-1955.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hurricanes--History--Texas--Galveston--20th century.
Floods--History--Texas--Galveston--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Galveston (Tex.)--History--20th century.
Galveston (Tex.)--Biography.

LC Class. No.: F394.G2 / L37 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 976.4/139