Deadly Indifference Hurricane Katrina, 9/11, Disease Pandemics, and the Failed Politics of Disasters |
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| Author:
| Brown, Michael D.
Schwarz, Ted |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58979-485-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Publisher: | Taylor Trade Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Brown--infamously praised by President George W. Bush for doing a "heckuva job" in the wake of Hurricane Katrina--tells his side of the response to one of the greatest natural disasters to occur in the United States. Without making excuses for anyone, Brown describes in detail what turned out to be the largest federal response to a natural disaster in US history.
Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Brown--infamously praised by President George W. Bush for doing a "heckuva job" in the wake of Hurricane Katrina--tells his side of the response to one of the greatest natural disasters to occur in the United States. Without making excuses for anyone, Brown describes in detail what turned out to be the largest federal response to a natural disaster in US history.