Richard S. (RichS) reviewed on 7/21/2009 + 3 more book reviews

Like all of Erik Larson's books, this one is thoroughly researched, facts are presented without bias, and he tells a great story. Larson makes the events of the legendary Galveston storm come to life as we endure the fury of the storm itself with the victims, house by house and street by street. He also gives us a look back at the misinformation and ignorance of the day when politics interfered with science. Isaac's Storm is an enjoyable read and a caution to us now to avoid the mistakes of the past. While he never discusses recent storms, I found myself comparing the mistakes of 1900, when so little was known about hurricanes, to mistakes made in preparing for and recovering from recent devastating storms, even though we now know so much.

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