Breach of faith
Subtitle: Hurricane Katrina and the near death of a great American city
By: Jed Horne.
Edition: Random House trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780812976502
Subjects: Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disasters -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Hurricanes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Disaster relief -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-428) and index.
Table of contents: title: A Camille on Betsy's track; title: When Wallyworld closes at four; title: An imperfect storm; title: Real ugly, real fast; title: Decaf cigarettes and golden carp; title: Other Texans, other times; title: Media in the moment; title: At least somebody had a plan; title: Code gray; title: Like bricks on Jello-O; title: Help yourself; title: A Rockets Jersey and a picture of Jesus; title: Reversal of fortune; title: In search of common ground; title: If they can rebuild Beirut; title: Crunch time; title: Sue the bastards; title: A comparable catastrophe; title: Visions of a city reborn; title: Blue tarps in a chocolate city; title: Shrink-proof city; title: Safe enough for cows; title: Children with bad timing; title: Failure is not an option; title: Summing up.