{"id":121,"date":"2008-08-25T17:52:26","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T21:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faulibraries.wordpress.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2009-03-31T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T19:48:54","slug":"in-the-news-hurricane-katrina-three-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libweb.fau.edu\/blog\/in-the-news-hurricane-katrina-three-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Hurricane Katrina &#8211; Three Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Week of August 25, 2008<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>News Item<\/strong>:\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005 and caused severe destruction in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as a Category 5 storm. Thousands perished, and homes and businesses were destroyed in what would become the costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricane. Three years later, the city of New Orleans is slowly recovering from Katrina\u2019s effects, but many other survivors are still struggling with housing, education, and other basic social needs.\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Jed Horne. Random House, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .N4 H66 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Jenni Bergal et al. Louisiana State University Press, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .N4 C58 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Michael Eric Dyson. Basic Civitas, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .G87 D97 2006<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Devastating Impact of Hurricane Katrina and Rita on Health and Education: Voices of the Children<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>Edited by Rose M Duhon-Sells et al. Edwin Mellen Press, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .L8 D48 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Billy Sothern. University of California Press, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .L8 S68 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Douglas Brinkley. Morrow, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .L8 B75 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Orleans: Playing a Jazz Chorus<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Samuel Charters. Marion Boyars, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: ML3508.8 .N48 C527 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By John McQuaid and Mark Schleifstein. Little, Brown and Co., 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .L8 M37 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Politics of Disaster: Katrina, Big Government, and a New Strategy for Future Crises<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>By Marvin Olasky. W. Pub. Group, 2006<br \/>\nCall Number: HV555 .U6 O43 2006<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Racing the Storm: Racial Implications and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>Edited by Hillary Potter. Lexington Books, 2007<br \/>\nCall Number: HV636 2005 .N4 R33 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Shelter from the Storm: Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>Edited by William L. 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