Breach of Faith; Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
by HORNE, Jed
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- 1400065526
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- 9781400065523
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About This Item
hardcover. maps. xvi, 412pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Random House, (2006). First Edition. Fine<br/><br/> Inscribed by the author to Kitty Carlisle Hart, " for Kitty, one of New Orleans' greatest. With love and Admiration Jed". Also laid in is a unsigned note to Kitty Carlisle Hart from the author presenting this work to her.<br/><br/>
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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- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 176772
- Title
- Breach of Faith; Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
- Author
- HORNE, Jed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400065526
- ISBN 13
- 9781400065523
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- July 11, 2006
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