| What It Means to Miss New Orleans: Three Essays After Katrina Contributor(s): Childress, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1489550089 ISBN-13: 9781489550088 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 21st Century |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.17 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In two short essays and one long piece of reportage, author and screenwriter Mark Childress ("Crazy in Alabama," "One Mississippi," "Georgia Bottoms") explores New Orleans before, during, and after Katrina. Essays: "What It Means to Miss New Orleans" originally appeared in the New York Times, "Disaster Tourism" in Salon magazine, and "The Tragic City Laughs" in The Birmingham News. All proceeds from this book go to Habitat for Humanity for their continued work in New Orleans. Approximately 36 pp., 9000 words, with illustrations. |