03291cam a2200529 4500 527992666 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781948062374 1948062372 B07XCY9YWF Amazon 8692c69a-4ea6-4849-add5-76bc4ab7c10a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4952333 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Deibert, Michael. When the Sky Fell [Libby] : Hurricane Maria and the United States in Puerto Rico. Apollo Publishers, 2019. Puerto Rico. compassion. hurricane. devastation. Death. United States of America. water supply. power grid. investigation. Federal Government. United States Government. category 5. hurricane maria. US Territory. mainland response. on the ground reporting. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1521kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Nature. Politics. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>A searing investigation of the factors that devastated Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, from acclaimed investigative reporter Michael Deibert.</b></p> <p>When Hurricane Maria roared across Puerto Rico in September 2017, it devastated the island. It was an unprecedented natural disaster, a Category 5 major hurricane, and ultimately responsible for the deaths of more than 3,000 people. It also ripped away the facade that had dominated discussions of the island's relationship with the United States for over a century.</p> <p>This is the first book to comprehensively expose what happened during Hurricane Maria, why Puerto Rico was so poorly prepared, and why a US territory, an island of American citizens, was largely ignored by the federal government in the wake of a catastrophic natural disaster.</p> <p>Using a blend of history and on-the-ground reportage, Michael Deibert pulls back the veil of the island known for its powdery beaches, rainforests, and apricot-and-lavender sunsets to reveal the trajectory for the decisions that set it on the path to the disaster that came during and in the wake of the storm, when its entire power grid and much of its water supply was knocked out. In doing so, he also reveals the stories of everyday heroism, compassion, and unexpected joy that have defined the island before and after Hurricane Maria.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8692c69a-4ea6-4849-add5-76bc4ab7c10a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8692c69a-4ea6-4849-add5-76bc4ab7c10a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8692c69a-4ea6-4849-add5-76bc4ab7c10a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)