Katrina

A History, 1915–2015

Andy Horowitz

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$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50

ISBN 9780674971714

Publication Date: 07/07/2020

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296 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

28 photos, 2 maps

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Andy Horowitz is Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University, where he specializes in modern American history. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

Awards & Accolades

2021 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, Columbia University

2021 Humanities Book of the Year, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, 2020

A Seminary Co-op Notable Book, 2020

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