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Path of Destruction : The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms by Mark Schleifstein and John McQuaid (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-10031601642X
ISBN-139780316016421
eBay Product ID (ePID)28038283087
Product Key Features
Book TitlePath of Destruction : the Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWeather, Natural Disasters, Environmental Conservation & Protection, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), American Government / General, Emergency Management, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
AuthorMark Schleifstein, John Mcquaid
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-018762
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal976.3/35064
SynopsisAt 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome . Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of sweat and garbage. The bathrooms stopped working. Many people slept; others waited, mostly in silence., At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of sweat and garbage. The bathrooms stopped working. Many people slept; others waited, mostly in silence., Katrina was the signal event of the new century, a body blow to the national self-image. Scenes Americans expect to see in far-off, ungovernable countries have now unfolded in the mightiest nation on earth: victims struggling to survive amid depravity and death, an entire city reduced to an empty shell, a diaspora of refugees unseen since the days of the Dust Bowl.Even as rebuilding gets underway, a sense of shock and confusion lingers. Indeed, sensationalism and political finger-pointing have made it nearly impossible to distinguish the truth from the spin. But now, John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein cut through the confusion to offer a clear explanation for the greatest natural disaster in American history. PATH OF DESTRUCTION isn't just a book about the storm, those who survived, and those who didn't; it's also an account into the dreadful inadequacies that existed prior to 2005, an indictment of the Washington officials who failed to act, and a scientific investigation into why these huge storms are coming now.Brilliantly written and fiercely reported, PATH OF DESTRUCTION is necessary reading for all who wish to understand the past, present, and future of American natural disasters
LC Classification NumberHV636
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