title: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
author:  Erik Larson 
description: Reading in his signature dispassionate style, narrator Edward Herrmann brings an eerie calm to this powerful chronicle of the deadliest storm ever to hit the United States--a huge and terribly destructive hurricane that struck land near Galveston, Texas in September of 1900. Author Erik Larson re-creates the events leading up to the disaster in astonishing detail, tracing the thoughts and actions of Isaac Cline, a scientist with America's burgeoning U.S. Weather Bureau. Cline's unwavering confidence--"In an age of scientific certainty one could not allow one's judgment to be clouded..."--blinds the meteorologist to the deadly onslaught about to be unleashed. Herrmann's calculated performance reflects the impending doom and dangers inherent to an unquestioned and absolute faith in science. (Running time: 5 hours, 3 cassettes) <i>--George Laney</i>
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  # _Acclaim for_ ERIK LARSON’s
  
  
  # ISAAC’S STORM
  
  
  
  
  
  “Masterful.…A thoroughly engrossing account of the catastophe.”
  
  
  — _—The News & Observer_ (Raleigh)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “A terrifying account of the storm’s wrath.”
  
  
  — _The Seattle Times/Post-Intelligencer_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Larson’s vivid detail and storytelling ability go beyond our fascination with
  bizarre weather and show how natural disasters can change the course of
  history.”
  
  
  — _The Hartford Courant_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Richly imagined and prodigiously researched, _[Isaac’s Storm]_ pulls readers
  into the eye of the hurricane.” —
  
  
  — _The New York Times_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “This brilliant exploration of the hurricane’s deadly force is set against the
  human drama of Isaac Monroe Cline.… Long after you lift your eyes from the
  final page, this book will bring you back to its portraits of a city under
  siege, and the storm’s survivors and victims.”
  
  
  — _The Times-Picayune_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Drawing from public records and the personal accounts of survivors, Larso