Path of Destruction

August 15, 2006
These two Times-Picayune reporters drew a bead on the Big Easy's potential fate as a hurricane victim three years ahead of the calamity in a series called -Washing Away. - They display their depth of research here, with half of the book carefully setting the historical, political, and geographical context for the catastrophe. They also investigate the governmental policies that worsened the tragedy. This book stands out for its richly informative background information and controlled narrative. An index would have been useful, but unlike Brinkley, this one features a couple of helpful maps.

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