Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath

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    Lola Vollen, Chris Ying (eds.)

    Publisher: Haymarket Books

    Year: 2022

    Format: Paperback

    Size: 250 pages

    ISBN: 9781642595369

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In their own words, the narrators of Voices from the Storm recount their expeiences with Hurrican Katina and its impact on lives and communities of New Orleans.

Hurricane Katrina inflicted damage on a scale unprecedented in American history, nearly destroying a major city and killing thousands of its citizens. With far too little help from indifferent, incompetent government agencies, low-income people bore the brunt of the disaster. The residents of traditionally impoverished and minority communities suffered incalculable losses and endured unimaginable conditions. And the few facilities that did exist to help victims quickly became miserable, dangerous places.

Now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina find themselves spread across the United States, far from the homes they left and faced with the prospect of starting anew. Families are struggling to secure jobs, homes, schools, and a sense of place in unfamiliar surroundings. Meanwhile, the rebuilding of their former home remains frustrating out of their hands. This bracing read brings readers to the heart of the disaster and its aftermath as those who survived it speak with candor and eloquence of their lives then and now.

What People Are Saying

“Voices from the Storm uses oral history to let those who survived the hurricane tell their (sometimes surprising) stories.” Independent UK

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