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America's great storm : leading through Hurricane Katrina / Haley Barbour ; with Jere Nash ; foreword by Ricky Mathews.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Barbour, Haley, 1947- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Governors--Mississippi.
Governors.
Political leadership--Mississippi.
Political leadership.
Emergency management--Mississippi.
Emergency management.
Disaster relief--Mississippi.
Disaster relief.
Barbour, Haley, 1947-.
Barbour, Haley.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Jackson, [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
Summary:
A first-person account of the year following the worst natural disaster in American history.
Contents:
Before landfall
Landfall, monday, August 29, 2005
The five days after landfall: search & rescue
Volunteers, housing & recovery
Special legislative session & gaming
The Barksdale Commission
Congress & recovery
Christmas 2005
The new year
Lessons learned: a personal reflection.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4968-0510-0
OCLC:
906937017

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