Hurricane Katrina : the Mississippi story /

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"This book presents the fullest account yet written of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Rooted in a wealth of oral histories, it tells the dramatic but underreported story of a people who confronted the unprecedented devastation of sixty five thousand homes when th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, James Patterson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2012]
Temas:
2005
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 > Personal narratives.
Disaster victims > Mississippi.
Disaster relief > Mississippi.
Hurricanes > Social aspects > Mississippi.
Disasters.
Victims.
Cyclonic Storms
Disasters
Survivors
Ouragan Katrina, 2005 > Récits personnels.
Victimes de catastrophes > Mississippi.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Mississippi.
Ouragans > Aspect social > Mississippi.
Catastrophes.
Victimes.
disasters.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Victims
Disaster relief
Disaster victims
Hurricanes > Social aspects
Mississippi
Personal narratives
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Katrina impacts Mississippi : "This is our tsunami"
  • Havoc in the aftermath
  • Hitching up our britches : strength at the bottom in a world
  • Rising from shell shock : sources of resilience in state and local government
  • Digging out in a whirlwind of contract controversy
  • The grace of volunteers
  • The long wait for housing
  • Disaster and recovery in the schools
  • The great red-tape battle for public buildings
  • Faith, hope, and jobs : progress and frustration for the business recovery
  • Conclusion: a persevering people.

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