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Appendix
Appreciation
When taking on a
project of this scope, an author cannot do it alone. I am fortunate
to have a number of wonderful ladies who serve as my Beta
Babes, reading and correcting my gross errors. If the story
you have just read speaks at all to you, it is because of these
ladies' dedication to this thankless task.
So, to Sarah
Hunt, Bonnie Carasso, Debbie Styne, Ellen Pickels, Amy Robinson,
Nicole Newchurch, and Mary Anne Mushatt, thank you
so much.
Thanks go to my
fellow members of "The Six-Pack" - Linnea Eileen,
June, Susan, Shelby, and Meg - who whined for me to write
a modern. If it weren't for you ladies, this novel wouldn't have
happened.
And to my #1 Beta
Babe, my lovely wife Barbara, who encouraged me to write
this story. I love you, my dear.
~*~*~
Resources
There are a number
of books and sources I used in the construction of this novel,
and below are my recommendations. You'll notice a few surprising
omissions from this list. There's a reason for it - especially
in the case of The National Geographic. They got it wrong, and
they continue to get it wrong. All available at Amazon.Com, Barnes
& Noble, and other sites, unless otherwise noted.
1 Dead in
Attic, by Chris Rose. Quite simply the best book about the
aftermath of Katrina. Rose is a feature writer for the Times-Picayune,
and this book is a reprint of the columns he wrote between August
30, 2005, and January, 2006. A must read. www.chrisrosebooks.com/
Leave No One
Behind: Hurricane Katrina and the Rescue of Tulane Hospital, by Bill Carey. This book is what the author calls "the
inside story of the largest corporately funded rescue in American
history." If anyone tells you corporate America doesn't
care about its employees or customers, refer them to Carey's
inspiring tale of how the staff of Tulane Medical Center and
their corporate partner, HCA, were able to do what FEMA, the
State of Louisiana, and the city of New Orleans could not - save
178 patients and over 1,000 workers and their dependants from
the flooded city. It's no wonder that of all the medical faculties
damaged in the storm, Tulane was the first to reopen.
Why New Orleans
Matters, by Tom Piazza. A cry from the heart by a New York
native and long-time resident of the Crescent City, Piazza focuses
on the importance of New Orleans to the musical and cultural
richness of the nation.
The Great
Deluge, by Douglas
Brinkley. The first
large recap of the disaster, published six months after the storm
by the well-known Tulane historian. Sadly, it is a deeply flawed
book, due to factual errors and the author's blatant political
pronouncements. Brinkley's science is wrong, and he misrepresents
what happened at locations other than the Superdome and Convention
Center, such as Tulane Hospital and the Aquarium of the Americas.
Brinkley supported Lt. Governor Landrieu against Mayor Nagin
in the New Orleans mayoral race in the spring of 2006, and it
colors his writing. Brinkley has nothing good to say about President
Bush, FEMA, or Mayor Nagin, yet he paints Governor Blanco, who
cooperated with the book, in the most flattering light possible.
Worse, he gives the news media a complete pass over their horrendous
coverage.
Still, the book
is worth reading - with a huge grain of salt - because of the
extensive timeline offered and the stories of the people affected.
His recounting of the heroic efforts of the US Coast Guard and
the LA Wildlife & Fisheries personnel is worth the price
of the book. Read it until a better one comes out.
The Battle
of New Orleans, by
Robert V. Remini. The
best single resource on one of the great battles in American
history.
Ten Flags
in the Wind, by Charles
L. Dufour. Nice, easy-to-read
history of Louisiana and New Orleans. Out of print.
The New Orleans
Times-Picayune. Historic,
award-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina. While they made
many of the same mistakes the rest of the media did in the early
days of the storm, the T-P had the courage and journalistic integrity
to not only correct those mistakes, but to call on the rest of
the media to do the same. Shamefully, of the major media outlets
in the United States, only the Washington Post and the Los Angeles
Times have followed the T-P's lead. www.nola.com/
The Gulfport
Sun-Herald. www.sunherald.com/
The National
Hurricane Center website archives.
Popular Mechanics
- Debunking the Myths of Hurricane Katrina: Special Report (March
2006). While not perfect,
it is helpful in correcting some of the major myths out there
- especially from The National Geographic. www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/2315076.html
...and, of course,
The Collected
Works of Jane Austen.
~*~*~
Statistics
Area affected by KATRINA
90,000 square miles (233,000 km²), approximately the area
of Great Britain.
Deaths (as of 01/08)
|
|
KATRINA |
RITA |
WILMA |
|
Louisiana |
1,577 |
1 |
|
|
Mississippi |
239 |
4 |
|
|
Alabama |
3 |
|
|
|
Texas |
|
113 |
|
|
Florida |
14 |
2 |
35 |
|
Other |
5 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
1,838 |
120 |
35 |
|
1998 Season Total |
12,000-21,000 |
(MITCH - 11,000-19,000) |
|
2004 Season Total |
4,100 |
(Fl - 117; Haiti/DR -
3,000) |
|
2005 Season Total |
2,880 |
(KATRINA - 1,838) |
KATRINA Victims identified
at St. Gabriel and Carville morgues (DMORT*)
|
Male |
432 |
|
Female |
421 |
|
TOTAL |
853 |
|
|
|
African-American |
451 |
|
Caucasian |
334 |
|
Hispanic |
18 |
|
Asian/Pacific |
6 |
|
Native American |
4 |
|
Other |
5 |
|
Unknown |
35 |
|
TOTAL |
853 |
(* - DMORT: Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team)
Population - 2000 vs.
2006 (US Census)
|
|
2000 |
2006 |
Change |
|
LOUISIANA |
|
Orleans |
484,674 |
223,388 |
(261,286) |
|
St. Bernard |
67,229 |
15,514 |
(51,715) |
|
Jefferson |
455,466 |
431,361 |
(24,105) |
|
Plaquemines |
26,757 |
22,512 |
(4,245) |
|
Cameron |
9,991 |
7,792 |
(2,199) |
|
Washington |
43,926 |
44,750 |
824 |
|
Calcasieu |
183,557 |
184,524 |
947 |
|
St. Charles |
48,072 |
52,761 |
4,689 |
|
St. John the Baptist |
43,044 |
48,537 |
5,493 |
|
Tangipahoa |
100,558 |
113,137 |
12,549 |
|
St. Tammany |
191,268 |
230,605 |
39,337 |
|
New Orleans MSA |
1,374,054 |
1,089,278 |
(284,776) |
|
LA STATE |
4,468,976 |
4,287,768 |
(181,208) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MISSISSIPPI |
|
Harrison |
189,601 |
171,875 |
(17,726) |
|
Hancock |
42,967 |
40,421 |
(2,546) |
|
Jackson |
131,420 |
130,577 |
(843) |
|
Stone |
13,622 |
15,608 |
1,986 |
|
Pearl River |
48,621 |
57,099 |
8,478 |
|
Gulfport-Biloxi MSA |
246,190 |
227,904 |
(18,286) |
|
MS STATE |
2,844,658 |
2,910,540 |
65,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TEXAS |
|
Jefferson |
252,051 |
243,914 |
(8,137) |
|
Newton |
15,072 |
14,090 |
(982) |
|
Orange |
84,966 |
84,243 |
(732) |
|
Jasper |
35,604 |
35,293 |
(311) |
|
TX STATE |
20,851,820 |
23,507,783 |
2,655,963 |
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