{"product_id":"480-days-after-katrina-melvin-cohea-9798228761728","title":"480 Days After Katrina: Inside and Out: A True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nightmare called Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. The sheer scale of the destruction, coupled with a widely criticized government response, created a humanitarian crisis and led to a massive, long-term displacement of residents, forever altering the region's demographic and cultural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor\/Narrator Melvin Cohea was one of those residents, but not a passive victim. After two and a half days atop his roof, he was blessed with the arrival of a drifting rowboat that he used to rescue many of his neighbors. He used his skills and foresight to organize his neighborhood resources to create a rescue village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow he eloquently draws you into his story without using a script, reliving the details of his adventure as if they were just happening. He includes the aftermath of governmental blundering that led to his evacuation to three other states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story you will remember over the years as global warming increases the probability of future calamities like Hurricane Katrina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melvin Cohea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228761728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melvin Cohea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Melvin Cohea","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48066792980735,"sku":"9798228761728","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b6e69b6-dca7-4603-892d-fd1760258dba.jpg?v=1768680549","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/480-days-after-katrina-melvin-cohea-9798228761728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}