This book is about an extremely devastating hurricane that hit in Galveston, Texas. The resident employee of the United States Weather Bureau, Isaac Cline, could not grasp what the weather indications meant for the town until it was too late. The town of Galveston was utterly destroyed, and as many as six thousand people died as a result of the hurricane. This book was well researched, and includes notes from Isaac Cline, newspaper reports, and testimony from those who survived the storms. I really enjoy Erik Larson's work, and this one was no exception