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Douglas Brinkley

Douglas Brinkley is a history professor at Rice University and the author of many best-selling books including The Great Deluge, which documents what he witnessed when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast ten years ago.

Stories from this author

The Broken Promise of the Levees That Failed New Orleans

A piece of concrete serves as a reminder of how Hurricane Katrina shattered a city’s faith