Tuesday, August 29, 2006

HURRICANE KATRINA I YEAR ANNIVERSARY

One year ago today, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, devastating parts of Mississippi and Louisiana outright and precipitating the levee breaks and subsequent flooding that destroyed much of New Orleans. Recovery is continuing, but has been slower than originally predicted. Remembrances and reflections can be found in much of the media today, here and abroad.

Several books and films are available at the Elk Grove Library concerning this momentus occurence:

Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City by Jed Horne (NEW 976.335 HOR)

The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley (NEW 976.335 BRI)

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson (NEW 363.3493 DYS)

Katrina: State of Emergency [CNN] (NEW 363.34922 KAT)

Hurricane Katrina: The Storm That Drowned a City [NOVA] (NEW VHS 363.3492 HUR) (NEW DVD 363.3492 HUR)

Inside Hurricane Katrina [National Geographic Channel] (NEW DVD 363.3492 INS)

There's also a benefit jazz CD:
Our New Orleans 2005: [a benefit album] (NEW CD MJ COLL ONO)

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