Douglas Brinkley to write Katrina book (creates Task Force)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9318709/

In the first major book deal related to Hurricane Katrina, historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley is planning “an analysis and narrative of the ongoing crisis in New Orleans in historical context,” according to his publisher William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins.

The book, tentatively titled “The Great Deluge,” is scheduled to be published by Morrow early next year.

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“Hurricane Katrina is without question the worst natural disaster in American history,” Brinkley, a professor at the New Orleans-based Tulane University who was in town when the storm hit,” said in a statement. “With the death toll rising and toxic sludge draining into Lake Pontchartrain, it’s imperative that we learn what went wrong.”

Brinkley has created a “Tulane University Task Force” and for his new book will interview federal, state and local officials. His previous books include “Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War” and “The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion.”

This is one I look forward to reading. I think Brinkley and the Tulane people will do a fair examination.

[rodeodance]

1. great--I like Brinkley

[applegrove]

2. $50 bucks says Bush WH will come out with a $10,000 payment to

all victims provided they "shut the fuck up" right away. Not strings attached.

[stray cat]

3. Brinkley is good - I'll definitely read it

He will do a fair job.