| Lost in Katrina Contributor(s): Schaefer, Mikel (Author), Brinkley, Douglas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1589805119 ISBN-13: 9781589805118 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2007 Annotation: Hurricane Katrina lay waste to parts of the Gulf Coast, and in Louisiana, St. Bernard Parish was one of the hardest-hit areas. This gripping nonfiction account tells the story of the parish, from the day before the storm's landfall until seven days afterward, as incredible preparations and then rescues were taking place. The author, a former resident of St. Bernard, interviewed countless witnesses and participants and shares their moving stories here. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 21st Century - Nature | Natural Disasters |
| Dewey: 976.336 |
| LCCN: 2007022326 |
| Physical Information: 1.28" H x 6.47" W x 9.27" (1.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Emotional first-person accounts tell of the destruction faced by one parish on August 29, 2005, and the days that followed. While attention and resources were focused on New Orleans, survival became the ultimate goal of the neighboring parish of St. Bernard. An unprecedented 99 percent of the parish was submerged in water and almost all buildings were destroyed. Each account is filled with the heartwrenching reality of a community lost and the strength it took to rise again. |