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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Posts Tagged «Katrina»

Jun 14 2008

Sugarcane Academy

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Katrina, New Orleans, Non-Fiction

I had thought that I was burned out on reading about hurricane Katrina but when I happened upon Michael Tisserand’s Sugarcane Academy the other day I stayed up until after 2 a.m. reading it. I found myself fascinated by the story of Paul Reynaud– a New Orleans first grade teacher who was the driving force behind the creation of Sugarcane Academy, a school for evacuee children that was created in New Iberia Louisiana in the weeks immediately following the storm and then continued in borrowed space at Loyola University in New Orleans once people were allowed back into the city.

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I Know What It Means…

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Katrina, New Orleans, Non-Fiction

…to Miss New Orleans. And after reading City Adrift, I fear that the day is coming that New Orleans exists only as a memory, not just for me but for everyone. Released by Louisiana State University Press and the Center For Public Integrity, City Adrift is a very carefully reasoned and balanced review of eight serious aspects of the problems facing New Orleans before and after Katrina.

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Breach of Faith

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Katrina, New Orleans, Non-Fiction

Another Katrina book today. Like The Great Deluge, Breach of Faith documents Katrina’s assault on New Orleans through the stories of dozens of people who lived through it. While Deluge strictly limited itself to the week or so surrounding the storm, Breach covers approximately 6 months after the event. Where Deluge focused a lot on FEMA and gave a somewhat sympathetic view of Michael Brown, Breach focused more on the post storm political maneuvering and utterly savages "Brownie".

As a native of New Orleans I probably have an unusually high degree of interest in reading about Katrina and its aftermath and thoroughly enjoyed this book. But honestly I can’t imagine that most people who have read one of the other Katrina books would have the patience for another 400 page rendering of the story. That said, Breach is very well written and does not seem to have drawn the sorts of criticism that Deluge did. If you still have the stomach for reading more on Katrina, this one comes highly recommended.

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