01496cam a2200301 4500 758510930 TxAuBib 20061018120000.0 070122s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006907010 9780978834401 PAP 0978834402 PAP (OCoLC)81144134 TxGR TxAuBib King, Joyce, 1959- Forgotten hurricane [Book] : conversations with my neighbors / Joyce King. [Garland, TX : Crown Me Publishers, 2007. 320 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Texas authors Author lives in Dallas (Tex.). 2005 was a record-breaking year for hurricanes--and for the political blame game left amidst all the devastation and heartache. This book retraces Rita's devastation and its extraordinary impact, then and now, on the lives of ordinary people. The resulting first-person accounts are compelling, enraging, redeeming. King ropes you to the hearts of her subjects. Her familiarity with hurricanes--she lists them like old friends--enables King to tune into her beleaguered neighbors' voices. 20061018. Hurricane Rita, 2005 Personal narratives. Hurricanes Texas Coastal Bend. Hurricanes Louisiana. Texas authors. RV8