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From Goodreads: The true story of one family, caught between America’s two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with…
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13 editions · 6 languages- Paperback · English · 2010Vintage Canada · 352 pages · 9780307399069
- Other · English · 2011Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141945361
- Other · English · 2011Penguin Books, Limited · 360 pages · 9780141046815
- Other · English · 2010Penguin Books, Limited · 9780241144947
- Other · English · 2010Vintage Books, 2010 · 9780241950852
- Other · English · 2010Penguin Books, Limited · 9780241144848
BiographyArab AmericansHurricane Katrina, 2005Disaster victimsSocial conditionsNew York Times bestsellerBiographiesSocial aspects
