Bibliograph

Katrina, a history, 1915-2015, Andy Horowitz

Type

Label

Katrina, a history, 1915-2015, Andy Horowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Katrina

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1114350522

Responsibility statement

Andy Horowitz

Sub title

a history, 1915-2015

Summary

"The Katrina disaster was not a weather event of summer 2005. It was a disaster a century in the making, a product of lessons learned from previous floods, corporate and government decision making, and the political economy of the United States at large. New Orleans's history is America's history, and Katrina represents America's possible future"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. How to sink New Orleans : controlling floods, oil, and states' rights, 1927-1965 -- Help! -- Hurricane Betsy and the politics of disaster in the Lower Ninth Ward, 1965-1967 -- The new New Orleans -- Louisiana grows and shrinks, 1967-2005 -- Part II. Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans? -- Hurricane Katrina, August-September 2005 -- Rebuilding the land of dreams : 2005-2015 -- Epilogue: The end of empire, Louisiana

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