West Side Rising
Author: Char Miller
Publisher: Maverick Books
Published: 2022-05-10
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781595349736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 1921 flood that put a spotlight on environmental and social inequality in a southwestern city
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Dark Water
Author: Robert Clark
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2008-10-07
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0385528345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBirthplace of Michelangelo and home to untold masterpieces, Florence is a city for art lovers. But on November 4, 1966, the rising waters of the Arno threatened to erase over seven centuries of history and human achievement. Now Robert Clark explores the Italian city’s greatest flood and its aftermath through the voices of its witnesses. Two American artists wade through the devastated beauty; a photographer stows away on an army helicopter to witness the tragedy first-hand; a British “mud angel” spends a month scraping mold from the world’s masterpieces; and, through it all, an author asks why art matters so very much to us, even in the face of overwhelming disaster.
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster
Author: Gregory Squires
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1136084827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive critical book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down on record as one of the worst in American history, not least because of the government’s inept and cavalier response. But it is also a huge story for other reasons; the impact of the hurricane was uneven, and race and class were deeply implicated in the unevenness. Hartman and. Squires assemble two dozen critical scholars and activists who present a multifaceted portrait of the social implications of the disaster. The book covers the response to the disaster and the roles that race and class played, its impact on housing and redevelopment, the historical context of urban disasters in America and the future of economic development in the region. It offers strategic guidance for key actors - government agencies, financial institutions, neighbourhood organizations - in efforts to rebuild shattered communities.
Survival Mom
Author: Lisa Bedford
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2012-04-24
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 0062089455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the creator of TheSurvivalMom.com comes this first-of-its-kind guidebook for all the “prepper” moms keen to increase their family's level of preparedness for emergencies and crises of all shapes and sizes. Publisher’s Weekly calls Lisa Bedford’s Survival Mom an “impressively comprehensive manual,” saying, “suburban mom Bedford helps readers learn about, prepare for, and respond to all manner of disasters. . . . From 'Instant Survival Tip' sidebars to a list of 'Lessons from the Great Depression'. . . Bedford's matter-of-fact yet supportive tone will keep the willies at bay.”
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina
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Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Flood of Lies
Author: James A. Cobb
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2013-07-26
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781455617890
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDefending Hurricane Katrina's most notorious couple. In the media storm that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano were vilified for allegedly causing the deaths of 35 residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home in low-lying St. Bernard Parish. This book, written by the lawyer who defended them, reveals the gripping, true story behind the couple's heartrending decision not to evacuate and their persecution at the hands of the government sworn to protect them.
FEMA's Response to the Rockford Flood
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 100
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDark Tide
Author: Stephen Puleo
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2019-01-15
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 0807078018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new 100th anniversary edition of the only adult book on one of the odder disasters in US history—and the greed, disregard for poor immigrants, and lack of safety standards that led to it. Around noon on January 15, 1919, a group of firefighters were playing cards in Boston’s North End when they heard a tremendous crash. It was like roaring surf, one of them said later. Like a runaway two-horse team smashing through a fence, said another. A third firefighter jumped up from his chair to look out a window—“Oh my God!” he shouted to the other men, “Run!” A 50-foot-tall steel tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses had just collapsed on Boston’s waterfront, disgorging its contents as a 15-foot-high wave of molasses that at its outset traveled at 35 miles an hour. It demolished wooden homes, even the brick fire station. The number of dead wasn’t known for days. It would be years before a landmark court battle determined who was responsible for the disaster.
Hurricane Betsy Disaster of September 1965, Hearings Before the Special Subcommittee to Investigate Areas of Destruction of Hurricane Betsy ... 89-1, New Oreleans, Louisiana, Sept. 25, 1965, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept.26, 1965
Author: United States. Congress. House. Public Works
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThings From the Flood
Author: Simon Stålenhag
Publisher: Skybound Books
Published: 2020-07-07
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1982150718
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe basis for the new Amazon Prime Original Series! From the author of the imaginative and “awe-inspiring” (New York Journal of Books) narrative art book The Electric State comes the haunting sequel to his remarkable Tales from the Loop. Welcome back to the Loop. In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world’s largest particle accelerator in the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop and celebrated its completion. But Mälaröarna and the world would never be the same. Infused with strange machines and unfathomable creatures, Things from the Flood is transcendent look at technology that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
