Ever since the beginning of recorded history, there have been
natural and not-so-natural events, many of which have changed
the lives of thousands of people. The books on this list recount
the results of various disasters and their far-reaching effects.
"In 1900, Galveston would endure a hurricane that to this day
remains the nation's deadliest natural disaster. In Galveston
alone at least 6,000 people, possibly as many as 10,000, would
lose their lives, a number far greater than the combined death
toll of the Johnstown Flood and 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
And Isaac Cline would experience his own unbearable loss.
Meticulously researched and vividly written, Isaac's Storm is
based on Cline's own letters, telegrams, and reports, the
testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding
of the hows and whys of great storms. Ultimately, however, it is
the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets nature's
last great uncontrollable force. As such, Isaac's Storm carries
a warning for our time