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The way in which Larson wrote the book was an effective way to tell the story of the flood and to show the inner workings of the Weather Bureau because both were intertwined, the cities demise may have not occurred the way it did if the Bureau was better prepared or more communicative. The story of Issac and the flood show a fault in our society and maybe even our government, the fact that the city of Galveston was reliant on Issac to be their eyes and ears is a bit concerning. It is true that Issac had a pretty good understanding of hurricanes worked but the information he was receiving from the different stations along with the few instruments he had weren’t sufficient enough for him to know the path of the hurricane. Issac clearly blamed himself for the destruction of Galveston, ” he gave up the study of climate and health and concentrated instead on trying to find out why the storm had been so deadly (Larson 270)” but the story of Issac was more than just about one man; it probed society to think how they could let so many people die. As @oosegueda said, “the writing style does a better job of letting the reader step into the shoes of the people that experienced the destruction of the Galveston hurricane.” http://courses.shroutdocs.org/hist300a-fall2016/archives/296 The latter half of Issac’s storm was increasingly more personal and sentimental than the first half; Larson focused more on the people of Galveston and the way they were dealing with the aftermath. It is one thing to hear about the storm and read numbers about how many died but the story takes on a new power when accounts of mothers trying to find lost children are told. Reliving the horrendous situations through eyewitness accounts allows people to realize the severity of the destruction on the city and the lives of the citizens; this compels people to take action to ensure that fewer lives will be lost in future disasters.