| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 278 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface: ERNEST J. GAINES: "Where Have You Gone, New Orleans?"; Introduction: BARRY JEAN ANCELET, MARCIA GAUDET, AND CARL LINDAHL: "Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita"; PART ONE: Vernacular Responders: In the Eye of the Storms and Afterward; BARRY JEAN ANCELET: "Storm Stories: The Social and Cultural Implications of Katrina and Rita"; ROBERT LEBLANC: "My Hurricane Story: The Positive Stories Must Get Out"; FRANÇOIS ANCELET: "Dear Lynda: Man Helping Man"; GLEN MIGUEZ AND BARRY JEAN ANCELET: "An Interview with Glen Miguez." |
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MIKE DAVIS AND ANTHONY FONTENOT: "Hurricane Gumbo"JOCELYN H. DONLON AND JON G. DONLON: "Government Gives Tradition the Go-Ahead: The Atchafalaya Welcome Center's Role in Hurricane Katrina Recovery"; MARCIA GAUDET: "'Don't Get Stuck on Stupid': General Honoré as Culture Hero"; PHOTOS BY DAVE SPIZALE, BARRY JEAN ANCELET, MARY PERRIN, SHARON SUIRE, AND COURTESY OF REBECCA BROUSSARD: "Images from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Photo Essay"; PART TWO: Vernacular Self-Rescue: "Victims" Save One Another and Themselves; CARL LINDAHL: "Transforming Endurance." |
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CARL LINDAHL: "Survivor to Survivor: Two Duets"SHARI L. SMOTHERS: "A New Orleans Life: Sharing Marie Barney's Story"; NICOLE EUGENE: "Bridges of Katrina: Three Survivors, One Interview"; JOSEF BROWN; CHANTELL JONES; ANGELA TRAHAN; SIDNEY HARRIS; VINCENT TROTTER; GLENDA JONES STEVENSON HARRIS; CHARLES A. DARENSBOURG; Epilogue: CARL LINDAHL: A Street Named Desire; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Interviews; References; Notes on Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
"Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita chronicles the brave and creative acts through which Gulf Coast people rescued their neighbors during the chaotic aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ordinary citizens joined in with whatever resources they had. Unlike many of the official responders, vernacular rescuers found ways around paralysis produced by a breakdown in communications and infrastructure. They were able to dispel unfounded fears produced by erroneous or questionable reporting. The essays, personal narratives, media reports, and field studies presented here all have to do with effective and often ingenious answers that emerged from the people themselves. Their solutions are remarkably different from the hamstrung government response, and their perspectives are a tonic to sensationalized media coverage. The first part of the collection deals with Gulf Coast rescuers from outside stricken communities: those who, safe in their own homes and neighborhoods, marshaled their resources to help their fellow citizens. It includes some analysis and scholarly approaches, but it also includes direct responses and first-hand field reports. The second part features the words of hurricane survivors displaced from New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities to Houston, Texas. In many cases, the "victims" themselves were the first responders, rescuing family, friends, and strangers. All of the stories, whether from the "outside" or "inside" responders, reveal a shared history of close-knit community bonds and survival skills sharpened by hard times. This book is about what went right in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita--in spite of all that went so wrong"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Second Line Rescue chronicles the brave and creative acts through which Gulf Coast people rescued their neighbors during the chaotic aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Ordinary citizens joined in with whatever resources they had. Unlike many of the official responders, vernacular rescuers found ways around the paralysis. They were able to dispel unfounded fears produced by erroneous or questionable reporting. The essays, personal narratives, media reports, and field studies presented here all have to do with effective and often ingenious answers that emerged from the people themselves. The first part of the collection deals with Gulf Coast rescuers from outside stricken communities: those who, safe in their own homes and neighborhoods, marshaled their resources to help their fellow citizens. The second part features the words of hurricane survivors displaced from New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities to Houston, Texas. In many cases, the "victims" themselves were the first responders, rescuing family, friends, and strangers. All of the stories, whether from the "outside" or "inside" responders, reveal a shared history of close-knit community bonds, survival skills sharpened by hard times, and what went right in the aftermath of Katrina and Rita--in spite of all that went so wrong"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2013) |
| Subject |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
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Hurricane Rita, 2005.
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Disaster relief -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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Disaster victims -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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Hurricanes -- Social aspects -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Volunteer Work.
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Disaster relief
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Disaster victims
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Hurricanes -- Social aspects
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United States -- Gulf Coast
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ancelet, Barry Jean, editor
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Gaudet, Marcia G., editor
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Lindahl, Carl (Professor), editor
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| LC no. |
2012046750 |
| ISBN |
9781621039518 |
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162103951X |
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9781617037979 |
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1617037974 |
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