Second Line Rescue

Second Line Rescue
Author :
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781617037979
ISBN-13 : 1617037974
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Second Line Rescue by : Barry Jean Ancelet

Download or read book Second Line Rescue written by Barry Jean Ancelet and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 firsthand 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.


Second Line Rescue Related Books

Second Line Rescue
Language: en
Pages: 297
Authors: Barry Jean Ancelet
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-16 - Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita chronicles the brave and creative acts through which Gulf Coast people rescued their neighbors duri
Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology
Language: en
Pages: 3440
Authors: Daniel K. Podolsky
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-13 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology has for 20 years been the most comprehensive gastroenterology reference book, combining an encyclopaedic basic science a
Ischemic Stroke Management: From Symptom Onset to Successful Reperfusion and Beyond
Language: en
Pages: 487
Authors: Peter Sporns
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-11-16 - Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Year Book of Gastroenterology 2011 - E-Book
Language: en
Pages: 290
Authors: Nicholas J. Talley
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-12-01 - Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Year Book of Gastroenterology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in gastroenterology, carefully selecte
Ulcerative Colitis
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Partha Pal
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-11-23 - Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the major forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Epidemiological trends suggest an initial rise in the incidence of UC, fo