Abandoned in the Storm

<h1><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Abandoned in the Storm: Puerto Rico and the Politics of Disaster</span></h1><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017 the storm was only the beginning of the disaster.</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Abandoned in the Storm</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> takes you deep into the heart of a humanitarian crisis that exposed the raw truth behind America's relationship with its oldest colony. From delayed aid and failed leadership to the grassroots heroes who stepped in when systems collapsed this book uncovers what really happened when 3.4 million U.S. citizens were left in the dark literally and politically.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Through powerful firsthand accounts investigative research and clear eyed analysis author Alex Alicea documents the widespread devastation the scandalous mismanagement of the U.S. response and the lasting impact still felt across the island today.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Explore the underreported realities:</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Why FEMA and federal agencies failed Puerto Rico so catastrophically</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The real death toll and the effort to cover it up</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>How disaster capitalism exploited the crisis</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The political status that left Puerto Ricans powerless during an emergency</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What recovery looks like years later and what the island still faces</span></li></ul><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>If you care about justice accountability and the people America too often forgets this is a story you need to read.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Abandoned in the Storm</em> is not just a book. It's a reckoning.</strong></p>