Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita

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SECOND LINE RESCUE This page intentionally left blank SECOND LINE RESCUE Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita Edited by Barry Jean Ancelet, Marcia Gaudet, and Carl Lindahl University Press of Mississippi / Jackson www.upress.state.ms.us The University Press of Mississippi is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Copyright © 2013 by University Press of Mississippi All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing 2013 ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Second line rescue : improvised responses to Katrina and Rita / edited by Barry Jean Ancelet, Marcia Gaudet, Carl Lindahl. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-61703-796-2 (hardback) — isbn 978-1-61703-797-9 (ebook) 1. Hurricane Katrina, 2005. 2. Hurricane Rita, 2005. 3. Disaster relief—Gulf Coast (U.S.) 4. Disaster victims—Gulf Coast (U.S.) 5. Hurricanes—Gulf Coast (U.S.)—Social aspects . I. Ancelet, Barry Jean. II. Gaudet, Marcia G. III. Lindahl, Carl. HV6362005.G85 S43 2013 363.34’9220976090511—dc23 2012040174 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available Dedicated to all Gulf Coast citizens who tended to their stricken neighbors with courage, resourcefulness, compassion, and generosity. In their honor, all royalties for this book will be donated to the New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity and the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. This page intentionally left blank ...