A searing investigation of the factors that devastated Puerto Rico
in the wake of Hurricane Maria, from acclaimed investigative
reporter Michael Deibert. When Hurricane Maria roared across Puerto
Rico in September 2017, it devastated the island. It was an
unprecedented natural disaster, a Category 5 major hurricane, and
ultimately responsible for the deaths of more than 3,000 people. It
also ripped away the facade that had dominated discussions of the
island's relationship with the United States for over a century.
This is the first book to comprehensively expose what happened
during Hurricane Maria, why Puerto Rico was so poorly prepared, and
why a US territory, an island of American citizens, was largely
ignored by the federal government in the wake of a catastrophic
natural disaster. Using a blend of history and on-the-ground
reportage, Michael Deibert pulls back the veil of the island known
for its powdery beaches, rainforests, and apricot-and-lavender
sunsets to reveal the trajectory for the decisions that set it on
the path to the disaster that came during and in the wake of the
storm, when its entire power grid and much of its water supply was
knocked out. In doing so, he also reveals the stories of everyday
heroism, compassion, and unexpected joy that have defined the
island before and after Hurricane Maria.
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