Hurricane Katrina was a Category Five hurricane that made landfall in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. New Orleans was hit exceptionally hard, and most residents were horribly unprepared. The storm surge caused over fifty breeches in the flood barriers, and since New Orleans is below sea level, the water was absolutely devastating. Many people lost absolutely everything and suffered days in deplorable conditions. 

 I appreciated the on the street perspective of this book. It was hard not to feel incredible sympathy for the city of New Orleans and the people living and cleaning up there. I was less impressed with the formatting, however, and it kept me from truly enjoying this book. It really read like Chris Rose gathered all his articles and crammed them into a book, which I enjoyed much less than I anticipated. I would recommend this book, with the warning that the formatting may not be for everyone.