Larson: Isaac's Storm
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| - | Manning the weather station in Galveston was one Isaac Cline, an unusually conscientious weather observer. Larson has chosen to tell the story of the hurricane that destroyed Galveston around Cline as his central character. This gives a dramatic movement to the narrative, although occasionally it veered a little too much in the direction of a high-tech thriller than I found to my taste. | + | Manning the weather station in Galveston was one Isaac Cline, an unusually conscientious weather observer. Larson has chosen to tell the story of the hurricane that destroyed Galveston around Cline as his central character. This gives a dramatic movement to the narrative, although occasionally it veered a little too much in the direction of a high-tech thriller than I found to my taste. However dramatic though, Larson's writing is not merely fanciful but historically factual and backed up with research. |
Isaac Cline, too, believed that such a storm could never afflict Galveston. He lived to regret his hubris. At first, even the good people of Galveston, believing that no real storm could do them harm, saw the approaching violent weather as a spectacle, something new to fill the dreary hours. | Isaac Cline, too, believed that such a storm could never afflict Galveston. He lived to regret his hubris. At first, even the good people of Galveston, believing that no real storm could do them harm, saw the approaching violent weather as a spectacle, something new to fill the dreary hours. | ||
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