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We Shall Not Be Moved Rebuilding Home in the Wake of Katrina

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ISBN-10: 0807044776

ISBN-13: 9780807044773

Edition: 2015

Authors: Tom Wooten

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As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization: their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, but it faced a leadership vacuum. Members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had fallen down on the job.  We Shall Not Be Movedtells the story of the community leaders who stepped into this void and led to the city's resurrection. Wooten follows community leaders in five New Orleans neighborhoods, vividly presenting their narratives as they organize their neighbors to ward off demolition threats, write recovery plans, open schools, and convince skeptical…    
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Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 11/25/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 6.63" wide x 9.06" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

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