Deadly Indifference The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, The Bush White House, and Beyond
by Brown, Michael D.; Schwarz, TedFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-06-16
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary
This is the first book by a former high government official about the realities of both natural and manmade disasters as they impact the public. Free from excuses, the book begins with Brown's experience during Hurricane Katrina, the largest federal response to a natural disaster in U.S. history. The realities of dealing with disasters are discussed in this timely book, one that warns us of calamities yet to come as Brown and Schwarz soberly detail what disasters are preventable and what, tragically, will not be.
Author Biography
Michael D. Brown was Under Secretary of Homeland Security in the administration of President George W. Bush. A consultant and radio talk show host, he lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Ted Schwarz is the author of over 100 books, several of them bestsellers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ted Schwarz is the author of over 100 books, several of them bestsellers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Table of Contents
| Welcome to D.C. | p. 1 |
| A Little Background | p. 21 |
| They Warned Me There'd Be Storms Like Katrina | p. 25 |
| The City Built Under Water | p. 31 |
| Hurricane Charley, Our Baptism by Fire | p. 61 |
| Disaster Politics | p. 65 |
| Anticipation Becomes Reality | p. 69 |
| The Aftermath Begins | p. 97 |
| The Violence Begins | p. 129 |
| The Media Intrude | p. 133 |
| How the Media Fuel Indifference | p. 169 |
| You Live Where? | p. 185 |
| Afterword | p. 201 |
| Behind the Scenes: What You Didn't Read, See, or Hear | p. 205 |
| With Time Comes Understanding | p. 217 |
| Index | p. 221 |
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