Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History — Content Guide for Parents
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
“A gripping account ... fascinating to its core, and all the more compelling for being true.” —The New York Times Book Review
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people—and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy.
Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude.
Frequently asked questions
Is Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The book describes the hurricane and its mass deaths in detail, including drowned children and burning piles of bodies afterward. Catholic nuns at a Galveston orphanage and Jesuit priest-scientists in Cuba appear in the account, but faith is not a main topic.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have scary content?
Found (Central): The book describes the hurricane and its mass deaths in detail, including drowned children and burning piles of bodies afterward.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have religion?
Found (Brief, Christian): Catholic nuns at a Galveston orphanage and Jesuit priest-scientists in Cuba appear in the account, but faith is not a main topic.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book's text contains swear words.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Isaac's Storm A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
