Bibliograph

Drowned city, Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans, written and illustrated by Don Brown

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Drowned city, Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans, written and illustrated by Don Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drowned city

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

885225330

Responsibility statement

written and illustrated by Don Brown

Sub title

Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans

Summary

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina's monstrous winds and surging water overwhelmed the protective levees around low-lying New Orleans, Louisiana. Eighty percent of the city flooded, in some places under twenty feet of water. Property damages across the Gulf Coast topped $100 billion. One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three people lost their lives. The riveting tale of this historic storm and the drowning of an American city is one of selflessness, heroism, and courage -- and also of incompetence, racism, and criminality. Don Brown's kinetic art and as-it-happens narrative capture both the tragedy and triumph of one of the worst natural disasters in American history. A portion of the proceeds from this book has been donated to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans

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