Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
by Horne, Jed
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400065526
- ISBN 13
- 9781400065523
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 412 pp. First printing. Very light rubbing to the base of the spine. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. The jacket has a small moisture stain at the base of the Front spine fold.
Synopsis
Jed Horne, a metro editor of The Times-Picayune , was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his part in the paper’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina. His book Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans was nominated for the 2006 Edgar Award for nonfiction crime writing. He lives in the French Quarter with his wife. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 074892
- Title
- Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
- Author
- Horne, Jed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1400065526
- ISBN 13
- 9781400065523
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 412
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- United States - New Orleans - History 21st Century
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.