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Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Larson, Erik
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0375708278
- ISBN 13
- 9780375708275
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Vintage Books, New York, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Maps. notes, sources, acknowledgements and index. At the beginning of the text there are two maps – one showing the route of the hurricane and a two-page map showing Galveston in 1900, and overlaying that the extent of the devastation. Photographic card cover with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. On September 8th 1900 a hurricane ploughed into the unprepared port of Galveston, Texas, with a loss of life between 6,000 to 10,000 people. The US Weather Bureau had one of its most dependable meteorologists at the Galveston Station, Isaac Cline, who along with the weather bureau, believed that man's ingenuity had tamed nature and that there was nothing to fear. But, the author, " ... builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude." – from rear panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges and a little of the panels. Light tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [14], 3 - 323, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Weather / Hurricane; United States; 1900-1920; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0375708278. ISBN/EAN: 9780375708275. Inventory No: 0130773. . 9780375708275
Synopsis
Erik Larson, a contributor to Time magazine, is the author of The Naked Consumer and Lethal Passage (Crown, 1994). His work has appeared in The Atlantic , Harper's , and other national magazines. He lives in Seattle.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0130773
- Title
- Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Author
- Larson, Erik
- Illustrator
- Maps
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0375708278
- ISBN 13
- 9780375708275
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Isaac Cline, meteorologist, Galveston Texas, hurricane – 8th September 1900, destruction Biography & Autobiography; Weather / Hurricane; United States; 1900-1920; Science & Technology. Maps Unbranded ISBN: 0375708278 EAN: 97803
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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