Under Surge, Under Siege: The Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina

by Ellis Anderson

Overview

A survivor's tale of Hurricane Katrina's destruction and a community's enduring determination

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781604735031
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	06/15/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Ellis Anderson received a Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Fellowship for portions of this book. An excerpt appeared in Southern Cultures.

Editorial Reviews

"At last, from the perspective of the beleaguered Mississippi Gulf Coast, a vivid account of courage in the face of Hurricane Katrina and community commitment in its grim aftermath."

—Curtis Wilkie, author of Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the Modern South

"Ellis Anderson's Under Surge, Under Siege: The Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina is a beautifully rendered account of a catastrophic event. Every page is filled with sorrow followed by a flash of inspiration!"

—Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University and author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

"A heart-gripping, beautifully written story of everyday valor and crafted kinship in a small Gulf Coast community in the path of Katrina's fury, Under Surge, Under Siege tells of historic Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and its living web of heroism and fortitude in the wake of a 35-foot tsunami and a second wave of destruction in the form of unresponsive government, irresponsible insurance companies, and greedy developers. Ellis Anderson's powerful saga of trouble and triumph washes over us like a tidal wave."

—Minrose Gwin, author of The Queen of Palmyra and Wishing for Snow

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