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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Douglas Brinkley

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#3341 of 3,809 books · #1050 in History

Shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest (2006).

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, writer Douglas Brinkley was forced to evacuate his home along with scores of his fellow New Orleans residents. Now he tells the complete tale of the terrible storm. Through detailed research and interviews with survivors, Brinkley investigates the failure of government at every level to manage this devastating tragedy. He also explains the political, social, and economic factors that led to the breakdown of the New Orleans levee system, particularly how the Mississippi Gulf Coast was never properly rebuilt after Hurricane Camille in 1969.

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Publisher
Harper Collins
ISBN-13
9780061744730
Genre
History
Topics
Hurricane KatrinaGovernment failure/disaster responseNew Orleans levee system

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