Waters Dark and Deep : How One Family Overcame Hurricane Katrina's Deadly Fury
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Waters Dark and Deep is the untold story of the rescue and reunification of one family, including the six-year-old boy that Time Magazine named a 2005 Local Hero of the Year. It's a story of love, friendship, survival against terrible odds, and the human spirit soaring above the rising floodwaters unleashed by the fury of Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster to hit America's shores in recent memory. Award-winning Newsday reporter Katie Thomas, who covered the story for her newspaper from the very beginning, follows the plight of one New Orleans family, two sisters and seven kids, as they weathered the hurricane, fled the rising floodwaters, and tried to begin new lives in a far-flung city. It's also the incredible story of the heroic efforts of all those who helped in their rescue, relocation, and reunification: National Guardsmen, police, volunteer groups, and private citizens.
About the Author
Katie Thomas is a general-assignment reporter and Special Writer for Newsday. In 1999, she was named Best New Reporter by the New York Newswomen's Club, and has since worked on several award-winning projects, including two investigative series - one examining the influence of politics in the selection of Long Island judges, and another that uncovered cronyism and waste in Suffolk County's nationally-recognized land preservation program. Thomas has also covered major news events, including the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the crash of Flight 587 in Queens, and the blackout of 2003, for which Newsday was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Most recently, she documented the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and is still working on that story.
Waters Dark and Deep: How One Family Overcame Hurricane Katrina's Deadly Fury,Katie Thomas,Cold Spring Press,1593600798,Biography / Autobiography,International Relations - Arms Control,Natural Disasters,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Regional Subjects - South,History / United States / 21st Century
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