Path of Destruction The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms

by Schleifstein, Mark; McQuaid, John

• ISBN13: 9780316016421
• ISBN10: 031601642X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-16
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Summary

At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of sweat and garbage. The bathrooms stopped working. Many people slept; others waited, mostly in silence.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Chapter 1 CITY ON THE DELTA	3	(23)
Chapter 2 RIVER AND STORM	26	(18)
Chapter 3 1927 AND 1965	44	(27)
Chapter 4 THE LEVEES	71	(16)
Chapter 5 SINKING FEELING	87	(15)
Chapter 6 "WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF BODY BAGS"	102	(26)
Chapter 7 HOMELAND SECURITY	128	(23)
Chapter 8 KATRINA	151	(20)
Chapter 9 "THIS IS THE BIG ONE"	171	(16)
Chapter 10 THE FLOOD	187	(46)
Chapter 11 TUESDAY	233	(29)
Chapter 12 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31	262	(27)
Chapter 13 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,	289	(19)
Chapter 14 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2-3	308	(24)
Chapter 15 AFTERMATH	332	(13)
Chapter 16 SUPERSTORMS	345	(18)
Notes on Sources	363	(4)
Acknowledgments	367