
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
When Hurricane Katrina tore
through New Orleans and the
Gulf Coast, hundreds of
thousands were left behind
to suffer the ravages of
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The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Bestselling historian
Douglas Brinkley, a
professor at Tulane
University, lived through
the destruction of Hurricane
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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
Dead in Attic is a
collection of stories by
Times-Picayune columnist
Chris Rose, recounting the
first harrowing year and a
half of life in New Orleans
after Hurricane Katrina.
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Patron Saints: How the Saints Gave New Orleans a Reason to Believe
In August 2005, Hurricane
Katrina ravaged New Orleans,
devastating not only
buildings and homes, but the
hope, spirit and faith of
... > full story
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