The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
by Douglas Brinkley
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Author: Douglas BrinkleyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 736
Publisher: William Morrow
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Summary: 5 Stars
Academic historians have criticized Brinkley's work as hasty and emotional. Its emotion and immediacy -- he published it less than a year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans -- is what makes The Great Deluge such a compelling read.
Did some of the events later turn out to be different than they appeared in the immediate aftermath of the storm? Of course. But as someone who lived through it, I found Brinkley's unabashed outrage at some of the events during the storm's aftermath cathartic.
Is it good "history?" History, by its very nature, requires time for contemplation. This is good journalism by a strong writer who also happens to be a historian. And it still rings true, three years on.
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