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Hurricane Katrina : The Mississippi Story /

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Smith, James Patterson (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2012]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.