Beyond Katrina : a meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Author
Published
Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2010.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780820333816 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0820333816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Published
Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2010.
Street Date
1009
Language
English
ISBN
9780820333816 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0820333816 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes
General Note
A collection of essays, poems, and letters, chronicling the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Description
"Trethewey spent her childhood in Gulfport, where much of her mother's extended family, including her younger brother, still lives. As she worked to understand the devastation that followed the hurricane, Trethewey found inspiration in Robert Penn Warren's book Segregation: The Inner Conflict in the South, in which he spoke with southerners about race in the wake of the Brown decision, capturing an event of wide impact from multiple points of view. Weaving her own memories with the experiences of family, friends, and neighbors, Trethewey traces the erosion of local culture and the rising economic dependence on tourism and casinos. She chronicles decades of wetland development that exacerbated the destruction and portrays a Gulf Coast whose citizens--particularly African Americans--were on the margins of American life well before the storm hit. " --Publisher description.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Randolph Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 818.6 TRE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Missisippi -- Gulf Coast -- Social conditions.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Economic aspects -- Missisippi -- Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Environmental aspects -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Trethewey, Natasha D., -- 1966- -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Economic aspects -- Missisippi -- Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Environmental aspects -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
Trethewey, Natasha D., -- 1966- -- Homes and haunts -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Trethewey, N. D. (2010). Beyond Katrina: a meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast . University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966-. 2010. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation On the Mississippi Gulf Coast. University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Trethewey, Natasha D., 1966-. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation On the Mississippi Gulf Coast University of Georgia Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Trethewey, Natasha D. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation On the Mississippi Gulf Coast University of Georgia Press, 2010.
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