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Isaac Cline was a creature of his times. He embodied the hubris of his times and, in many ways, was a victim of the storm, not just in material ways - loss of a family member and damage to the town - but also in metaphoric terms.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Also Creature Damage Embodied Family Family Member He His Hubris Isaac Just Loss Many Material Member Storm Terms Times Town Victim Ways

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What is clear is that in 1900, Galveston was growing fast, had already become the number one cotton port on the Gulf Coast, and was already being referred to as 'the New York of the Gulf.'

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Topics: Become Being Clear Coast Cotton Fast Growing Gulf Gulf Coast Had New New York Number Port Referred York

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In 1900, 45 steamship lines served Galveston. Twenty-six foreign governments had consulates there. The storm damaged its reputation as a safe place for substantial investment by railroads then seeking to dominate various trans-continental routes.

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Topics: Damaged Dominate Foreign Governments Had Investment Lines Place Railroads Reputation Routes Safe Safe Place Seeking Served Storm Substantial Then Various

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The most painstaking phase comes when the manuscript is set in 'type' for the first time and the first proofs of the book are printed. These initial copies are called first-pass proofs or galleys.

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Topics: Book Copies First First Time Initial Manuscript Most Painstaking Phase Printed Set Time Type

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One question that often comes up is why, in this age of blogs and tweets and instant digital communication of all kinds, it still takes so long to publish a book.

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Topics: Age Blogs Book Communication Digital Instant Kinds Long Often Publish Question Still Takes Tweets Up Why

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The writer marks the changes he wants to make, while a proofreader also goes through the galley, checking it page-by-page against the manuscript. Once all these changes are identified, a second-pass proof is made, and this, too, gets sent to the author and the proofreader, and the process begins anew.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Against Also Anew Author Begins Changes Checking Gets Goes He Identified Made Make Manuscript Marks Once Process Proof Sent Through Too Wants While Writer

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There is something about the name Berlin that evokes an image of men in hats and long coats standing under streetlamps on rainy nights.

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Topics: About Berlin Coats Hats Image Long Men Name Nights Rainy Something Standing

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I knew Berlin would have to become a kind of character in my new book, 'In the Garden of Beasts'. I had felt likewise about Chicago when I wrote 'The Devil in the White City' and Galveston with 'Isaac's Storm'.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Beasts Become Berlin Book Character Chicago City Devil Felt Garden Had Isaac Kind Knew Likewise New New Book Storm White Would Wrote

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I figured, correctly, that Berlin in February was not a destination coveted by tourists. I found good airfares on Lufthansa, an airline I quite like, and got a great rate at a brand new Ritz-Carlton, which clearly hoped to seduce visitors into forsaking Hawaii for Potsdammer Platz.

~Erik Larson

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A writer could spend years reading already-published books just to gain a grasp of the historical terrain.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Books Could Gain Grasp Historical Just Reading Spend Terrain Writer Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 3rd, 1954

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