In The Wake Of Hurricane Camille
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In The Wake Of Hurricane Camille
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Author : American Friends Service Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
In The Wake Of Hurricane Camille written by American Friends Service Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Disaster relief categories.
In The Wake Of Hurricane Camille An Analysis Of The Federal Response A Report By The American Friends Service Committee And The Southern Regional Council
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Author : Society of Friends. American Friends Service Committee
language : en
Publisher:
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In The Wake Of Hurricane Camille An Analysis Of The Federal Response A Report By The American Friends Service Committee And The Southern Regional Council written by Society of Friends. American Friends Service Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Disaster relief categories.
Category 5
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Author : Ernest Zebrowski
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2007-05-08
Category 5 written by Ernest Zebrowski and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-08 with History categories.
The epic story of the real victims of a perfect storm—overwhelmingly the poor—left behind in the aftermath of a deadly hurricane “A riveting new book.” —Tallahassee Democrat “Not simply an historical account of a storm thirty-seven years ago but a living, breathing entity brimming with the modern-day reality that, yes, it can happen again.” —American Meteorological Society Bulletin "Fascinating, easy-to-read, yet informative.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “Almost like sitting in front of the television watching the events unfold. A page-turner from the very first page.” —Ruston Morning Paper “There is much we can all learn from this relevant and highly engaging chronicle.” — Biloxi Sun Herald “A must-read for anyone who wants to take an emotional stroll through the rubble of these Gulf Coast fishing communities and learn what happened.” —Apalachicola Times “Should be required reading for anyone living in the path of these terrible storms.” —Moondance.org As the unsettled social and political weather of summer 1969 played itself out amid the heat of antiwar marches and the battle for civil rights, three regions of the rural South were devastated by the horrifying force of Category 5 Hurricane Camille. Camille’s nearly 200 mile per hour winds and 28-foot storm surge swept away thousands of homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi. Twenty-four oceangoing ships sank or were beached; six offshore drilling platforms collapsed; 198 people drowned. Two days later, Camille dropped 108 billion tons of moisture drawn from the Gulf onto the rural communities of Nelson County, Virginia—nearly three feet of rain in 24 hours. Mountainsides were washed away; quiet brooks became raging torrents; homes and whole communities were simply washed off the face of the earth. In this gripping account, Ernest Zebrowski and Judith Howard tell the heroic story of America’s forgotten rural underclass coping with immense adversity and inconceivable tragedy. Category 5shows, through the riveting stories of Camille’s victims and survivors, the disproportionate impact of natural disasters on the nation’s poorest communities. It is, ultimately, a story of the lessons learned—and, in some cases, tragically unlearned—from that storm: hard lessons that were driven home once again in the awful wake of Hurricane Katrina. Ernest Zebrowski is founder of the doctoral program in science and math education at Southern University, a historically black university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University’s Pennsylvania College of Technology. His previous books include Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters. Judith Howard earned her Ph.D. in clinical social work from UCLA, and writes a regular political column for the Ruston, Louisiana, Morning Paper.
Camille 1969
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Author : Mark Michael Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2011-05-01
Camille 1969 written by Mark Michael Smith and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with History categories.
Thirty-six years before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf, the region was hit by Camille, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded. Smith offers stories of survival and experience, of the tenacity of social justice in the face of a natural disaster, and of how recovery from Camille worked for some but not others.
Hurricane Camille
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Author : Philip D. Hearn
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-10-20
Hurricane Camille written by Philip D. Hearn and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-20 with Nature categories.
Nominated Best Nonfiction Book for 2004 —Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille roared out of the Gulf of Mexico and smashed into Mississippi's twenty-six miles of coastline. Winds were clocked at more than 200 miles per hour, tidal waves surged to nearly 35 feet, and the barometric pressure of 26.85 inches neared an all-time low. Survivors of the killer storm date events as BC and AC—Before Camille and After Camille. The history of Hurricane Camille is told here through the eyes and the memories of those who survived the traumatic winds and tides. Their firsthand accounts, compiled a decade after the storm and archived at the University of Southern Mississippi, form the core of this book. Property damage exceeded $1.5 billion, $48.6 billion in today's dollars. Fashionable beachfront homes, holiday hotels, marinas, night clubs, and souvenir shops were devastated. The death toll in the state's three coastal counties—Harrison, Hancock, and Jackson—reached 131, with another 41 persons never found. The rampaging storm then moved north through Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia and sparked flash floods that killed more than 100 in Virginia before moving into the Atlantic. Camille is one of only three Category 5 hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland. Along the Coast today, vacant lots, slabs of concrete, and mysterious staircases and driveways leading to nowhere are Camille's eerie reminders. The ruins that remain, however, are overshadowed by the dazzle and fun at the dozen casinos and high-rise hotels that dominate the modern beachfront. Once more the seashore is thriving. Rambling homes, the neon lights of motels and family restaurants, and the nets and masts of shrimp boats mark the skyline. For the Mississippi Coast, a historic retreat between New Orleans on the west and Mobile on the east—these are the best of times. This gripping story of the Coast's most devastating storm recounts what happened on a terrifying night more than three decades ago. It reminds, too, what can happen again.
All About Camille
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Author : Dan Ellis
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2010-11-04
All About Camille written by Dan Ellis and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-04 with categories.
All About Camille, the 1969 storm, is well documented in this only remaining book in print. It reveals the brewing storm from its early development off the coast of Africa as it proceeded dead center into the Bay of St. Louis destroying the town of Pass Christian with its great wrath. The book tracks the hurricane's landfall and its aftermath with special sections on the towns and cities of Pass Christian, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Jackson County. Hundreds of photos show the vast devastation in all quarters along the Coast. Sun-Herald reporter Nan Patton Ehrbright writes that, All About Camille is intended to provide irrefutable evidence about the devastating power of hurricanes to newcomers who may tend to underestimate the strength of hurricanes and tidal surges. The book's cover portrays a view of Scenic Drive in Pass Christian that shows debris - 10 to 20 feet high - in demonstrating how horrifying a Category 5 storm can be. Ellis points out in "All About Camille" that during the 1990s, the rejuvenated Coast not only made a comeback, but grew with pride and vitality which escalated its position as a national resort attraction. Counties and cities renewed their rejuvenation programs and accelerated their efforts in downtown revitalization, city beautification, historic preservation, and the hiring of professional expertise for each endeavor. (As a pre-cursor of symbolic strength as duplicated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina of 2005. Included is a special topical section commemorating Wade Guice, written by Jimmie Bell, a longtime Coast newspaper reporter.
Federal Response To Hurricane Camille
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Subcommittee on Disaster Relief
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Federal Response To Hurricane Camille written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Special Subcommittee on Disaster Relief and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Disaster relief categories.
All About Camille
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Author : Dan Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
All About Camille written by Dan Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Hurricane Camille, 1969 categories.
Hurricane Camille August 17 21 1969
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Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission. National Industry Advisory Committee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Hurricane Camille August 17 21 1969 written by United States. Federal Communications Commission. National Industry Advisory Committee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Gulf States categories.
Hurricane Camille August 1969
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Author : Robert D. Dikkers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Hurricane Camille August 1969 written by Robert D. Dikkers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Buildings categories.