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Katrina: A History, 1915-2015

Andy Horowitz

"The Katrina disaster was not a weather event of summer 2005. It was a disaster a century in the making, a product of lessons learned from previous floods, corporate and government decision making, and the political economy of the United States at large. New Orleans's history is America's history, and Katrina represents America's possible future"--

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsClimate, Weather & DisasterHousing, Cities & Urban LifeMoney, Markets & Economic PolicyRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

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Bancroft PrizeMajor2021WinnerOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    Katrina was not merely a 2005 weather event; it resulted from a long history shaped by lessons from prior floods and by corporate and government decision-making within the U.S. political economy.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    70 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.