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Prisoners of Katrina: Stranded at Work in New Orleans Parish Prison

 
 
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Prisoners of Katrina: Stranded at Work in New Orleans Parish Prison

This is the unbelieveable inside account of what happened inside Orleans Parish Prison's House of Detention in the agonizing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. You get the story first-hand: rising floodwaters, rioting prisoners, raging fires and violence. In this heart-wrenching ordeal Gavin Johnson shows courage and grace in getting his 83 year-old father to safety. It is the chronicle of a devastating disaster yet it is a redemptive tale of great love and respect between a father and son.

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Product Details:
Author: Gavin Johnson
Paperback: 246 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: April 13, 2007
Language: English
ISBN: 1419665731
Package Length: 8.8 inches
Package Width: 6.0 inches
Package Height: 0.7 inches
Package Weight: 0.8 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 19 reviews
 
 

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Average Customer Review:4.5
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5A Bond Strengthened among Turmoil  Sep 14, 2007
This was an incredible inside look at how lives were affected during hurricane Katrina. The story captured all my senses and it felt like I was alongside the author during this tumultuous event. The author's compassion was exemplified through his continued care for his patients and the love for his father. I was truly touched and amazed at how the author's relationship with his father was strengthened among so much turmoil.

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5Best Katrina Story Yet!  Sep 11, 2007
I started the book as soon as I received it and couldn't put it down until I finished it. Not only a very moving story about an elderly father and his son in a life threatening situation but told in such a way that you don't read in other accounts of the horrible disaster. Would make a wonderful movie and I hope someone makes one. Everybody I know that has read it--raves about it.

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2Don't waste your time.  Sep 08, 2007
Not worth reading. It is just an account of one man and his attempt to save himself and his father. Nothing remarkable.

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4Katrina, Real Deal  Aug 23, 2007
Very informative. An area of news that not many people realized was going on. Mr. Johnson tells it like it was. The people in the book are real and reading it, gives you an inside eye on what those days were like. I recommend this reading for all who went through Katrina and for those who may want to know a behind the scenes look.

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5Katrina Nightmare  Aug 12, 2007
The book could have been titled Katrina Nightmare. This book did more to bring home what it must have been like to live through Katrina than all of the national broadcasts. The feeling of desperation, in combination with the great father and son story that was told, made for a terrific read. I would highly recommend it.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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