Drowned city : Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans / written and illustrated by Don Brown.
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TextDescription: 96 pages : chiefly color illustrations, 27 cmISBN: 9780544157774; 054415777XSubject(s): Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Juvenile literature | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Comic books, strips, etc | Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Comic books, strips, etc | Disaster victims -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Juvenile literature | Racism -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc | Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Comic books, strips, etc | Social classes -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Juvenile literature | Comic books, strips, etc. -- United StatesGenre/Form: Graphic novels. 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 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.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | GRAPHIC/976.3/BROWN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500033721 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96)
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 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.
Ages 12-17.
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