The Great Deluge - Unabridged Author:Douglas Brinkley After Katrina, newscasts projected images of heartbreaking grief and unparalleled destruction to a nation of horrified citizens. As the full extent of this tragedy became clear, Americans began to level fierce allegations of incompetence at FEMA, the mayor of New Orleans, and the governor of Louisiana. Brinkley, himself displaced by the sotrm, p... more »rovides a meticulously detailed account of these troubling events while also chronicling personal narratives of those who survived the hurricane's wrath.« less