Words Whispered in Water Anniversary Edition

<p><b>2020 Nautilus Silver Winner</b></p><p><b>#1 New Release in Civil Engineering & Environmental Urban & City Planning Development and Disaster Relief</b></p><p><b>In the aftermath of one of the worst disasters in US history <i>Words Whispered in Water</i> tells the story of one woman's fight-against all odds—to expose a mammoth federal agency—and win. This anniversary edition released twenty years after the devastating storm includes a brand new foreword by Jordan Chariton.</b></p><p>It’s a horror story a mystery and a David-and-Goliath story all in one. In 2005 the entire world watched as a major US city was nearly wiped off the map. The levees ruptured and New Orleans drowned. But while newscasters attributed the New Orleans flood to natural catastrophes and other types of disasters citizen investigator Sandy Rosenthal set out to expose the true culprit and compel the media and government to tell the truth. This is the true story.</p><p>When the protective steel flood-walls broke the Army Corps of Engineers—with cooperation from big media—turned the blame on natural disasters. In the chaotic aftermath Rosenthal uncovers the US corruption and big media at its root. Follow this New Orleans hero as she exposes the federal agency’s egregious design errors and eventually changes the narrative surrounding the New Orleans flood. In this engaging and revealing tale of man versus nature and man versus man <em>Words Whispered in Water</em> proves that the power of a single individual is alive and well.</p><p><b>If you enjoyed books like <em>The Johnstown Flood</em> <em>Breach of Faith</em> or <em>The Great Deluge</em> then <em>Words Whispered in Water</em> is your next read!</b></p>