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In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. Yet those wind-torn hours represented only the first stage of the relentless triple tragedy that Katrina brought to the entire Gulf Coast, from... read more
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- Ray Nagin: New Orleans mayor
- Katrina: Add a description of this character.
- Blanco
- Bush
- Michael Brown
- Clarkson
- Jimmy Duckworth
- Michael Chertoff
- Landrieu
- Mayor Nagin
- Riley
- Walker
- Robinette
- Blumenthal
- Marty Bahamonde
- Holm
- Dr. Berggren
- Roberts
- Goldblatt
- Zumbado
- Terry Ebbert
- Dixon
- Mclaughlin
- Barbour
- Johnson
- Williams
- Lake Pontchartrain
- Allan
- Delery
- Ivan
- Maloney
- Forman
- Buffett
- Camille
- Rodriguez
- Lott
- Betsy
- Mayfield
- Abbott
- Lukas
- Broyard
- Laforet
- Brumfield
- Morales
Setting & Locations edit
- Louisiana
- New Orleans East
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Texas
- America
- City Hall
- Houston
- Florida
- White House
- Biloxi
- I-10
- Gulf Of Mexico
- Bay St. Louis
- Washington
- New York
- United States
- Chalmette
- Gulf South
- Alexandria
- Alabama
- Lakeview
- California
- Gulfport
- Atlanta
- Algiers
- Metairie
- Slidell
- Pascagoula
- Gretna
- Uptown
- Dallas
- West Bank
- Convention Center
- Vietnam
- Canal Street
- Bourbon Street
- Iraq
- Charity Hospital
- D.c.
- St. Bernard
- Central City
- Los Angeles
- Baton Rouge
- Waveland
Authors & Contributors edit
- Douglas Brinkley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0061124230
Page Count: 736
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0061124230
Page Count: 736
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 976.335064
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- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › Louisiana
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › South
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Atmospheric Sciences › Hurricanes
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 21st Century
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Natural Disasters
- Books › Science › Earth Sciences › Meteorology
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Environment › Weather
- Books › Nonfiction › Current Events › Disaster Relief
- Books › Outdoors & Nature › Reference
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