I have recommended numerous popular books on hurricanes over the year, and usually read one every hurricane season. It is amazing how intertwined American history is with hurricanes, if you think of the Great Galveston storm, it's aftermath on the newly founded weather service, and other events like Andrew and Katrina. I just finished a book called the "Island and a Storm". This has been my favorite since "Isaac's Storm", and the fatastic "The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Phantom". I recommend this amazing story of the complete destruction of Isle Derniere (Last Island), which was a rapidly growing sea-side vacation spot in antebellum Louisiana. Happy reading, especially since there will be no hurriances this year! - HLG
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