the devastation of New Orleans and the coming age of superstorms /
First Statement of Responsibility
John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Little, Brown and Co.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiii, 368 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references
CONTENTS NOTE
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City on the delta -- River and storm -- 1927 and 1965 -- The levees -- Sinking feeling -- "We're going to need a lot of body bags" -- Homeland security -- Katrina -- "This is the big one" -- The flood -- Tuesday -- Wednesday, August 31 -- Thursday, September 1, -- Friday and Saturday, September 2-3 -- Aftermath -- Superstorms
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Winners of the Pulitzer Prize, John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein were coauthors of the New Orleans Times-Picayune's award-winning series 'Washing Away, ' the definitive account of the Gulf Coast's grave hurricane risks"--Inside back jacket cover