BiblioTravel: A Paradise Built in Hell

A Paradise Built in Hell

Author:	Solnit, Rebecca
Genre:	History
Written in the year 2009 and set in the time period: 1906-2005
Places:	North America > United States > California > San Francisco North America > Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax North America > Mexico > Mexico City North America > United States > New York State > New York City North America > United States > Louisiana > New Orleans
Originally entered by short and sweet (Jan-10)
Rating:	8/10

Comments

Subtitled: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster. This excellent book builds a theory that people help each other in disastrous times, focusing on five disasters: the earthquake in San Francisco in 1906, the deadly harbour explosion in Halifax in 1917, the earthquake that hit Mexico City in the 80s, then two more recent American disasters, 9/11 in NYC and Katrina hitting New Orleans. This is a well-written book, and Solnit has a knack for putting together details into a larger story.