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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is the topic in this book by noted historian Douglas Brinkley. He finds out how and why the evacuation was botched, relief efforts were delayed, and also "incidents of racism and brutality on the part of local police." He also examines how the Coast Guard and local citizens banded together to save people from the flood. New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin denied much of the charges in the book, but later acknowledged the truth of them publicly.
Tags: Hurricane Katrina; disaster; flood; racism; national guard; Mayor Ray Nagin; New Orleans; Gretna Bridge Incident; Danny Brumfield; levees; drowning; crisis