| Main Title |
Path of destruction : the devastation of New Orleans and the coming age of superstorms / |
| Author |
McQuaid, John,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Little, Brown and Co., |
| Year Published |
2006 |
| OCLC Number |
68770425 |
| ISBN |
9780316016421; 031601642X |
| Subjects |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ;
Emergency management--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Disaster relief--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Intergovernmental cooperation--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Natural disasters--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Environmental degradation--Louisiana--New Orleans Metropolitan Area ;
Katrina--Hurrikan ;
Naturkatastrophe ;
Schaden ;
Umweltschutz ;
New Orleans, La ;
Katastrophenmanagement ;
Katrina (Hurrikan)--(DE-588)7515869-3 ;
Naturkatastrophe--(DE-588)4041387-1 ;
Schaden--(DE-588)4125902-6 ;
Umweltschutz--(DE-588)4061644-7 ;
New Orleans, La--(DE-588)4042008-5
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
HV636.L8M37 2006 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/23/2013 |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xiii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
City on the delta -- River and storm -- 1927 and 1965 -- The levees -- Sinking feeling -- "We're going to need a lot of body bags" -- Homeland security -- Katrina -- "This is the big one" -- The flood -- Tuesday -- Wednesday, August 31 -- Thursday, September 1, -- Friday and Saturday, September 2-3 -- Aftermath -- Superstorms. "Winners of the Pulitzer Prize, John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein were coauthors of the New Orleans Times-Picayune's award-winning series 'Washing Away, ' the definitive account of the Gulf Coast's grave hurricane risks"--Inside back jacket cover. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2006 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2006018762 |
| Merged OCLC records |
1022758122; 1166532093; 1166543220 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130117135050 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02357cam 2200529 a 45020 |
