The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley

The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Douglas Brinkley

784 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced

Description

In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three stronges...

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informative 88%
emotional 55%
sad 44%
challenging 33%
dark 22%
inspiring 22%
reflective 22%
tense 22%

Pace

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slow 37%
fast 12%

Average rating

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