Camille, 1969 - Histories of a Hurricane

Informationen zum Autor MARK M. SMITH is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America . Klappentext Thirty-six years before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf, the region was hit by Camille, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. Smith offers stories of survival and experience, of the tenacity of social justice in the face of a natural disaster, and of how recovery from Camille worked for some but not others. Zusammenfassung Thirty-six years before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf, the region was hit by Camille, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. Smith offers stories of survival and experience, of the tenacity of social justice in the face of a natural disaster, and of how recovery from Camille worked for some but not others.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Smith, Mark M Smith, Mark M. Smith
• Editore: The University of Georgia Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2011
• EAN: 9780820337227
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3722-7
• Pagine: 90
• Serie: Mercer University Lamar Memori; Mercer University Lamar Memori
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Altro; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Naturkatastrophen, NATURE / Natural Disasters, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History - U.S.