Path of Destruction - The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms (Hardcover)

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

General

Imprint:	Little, Brown
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	August 2006
Authors:	John McQuaid • Mark Schleifstein
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-01642-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General
LSN:	0-316-01642-X
Barcode:	9780316016421

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