In Katrina's wake : the U.S. Coast Guard and the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005 / Donald L. Canney ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith.

Author/creator Canney, Donald L., 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2010.
Descriptionxv, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
United States. Coast Guard--History. --21st century.
Hurricanes--Gulf Coast (U.S.). --History. --21st century.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane Rita, 2005.
Rescue work--Gulf Coast (U.S.). --History. --21st century.
Gulf Coast (U.S.)--History. --21st century.

SeriesNew perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology
New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology. ^A458028
Contents Round one : Katrina slams Florida -- Round two : Katrina flattens the Gulf Coast -- "There's thousands of them" : the afternoon of the storm -- The maritime and environmental disaster -- First responses : Mississippi and Alabama -- Wet Tuesday in New Orleans -- Wet Tuesday II : the air rescues intensify -- Wednesday, August 31 : Operation Dunkirk, Zephyr Field, and Station New Orleans -- August 31 : "The skies are orange" -- September 1 : the watershed day -- September 2 : the welcome and the unwelcome in New Orleans -- September 3 : flying boats over New Orleans -- September 4 : the tide peaks -- September 5-15 : the tide recedes -- Sector Mobile deals with the destruction -- Restoring the Gulf Coast waterways -- Hurricane Rita and a conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010004734
ISBN9780813035109 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813035104 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks VG53 .C36 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold