Hurricane Katrina Aftermath (and other stuff I find interesting)

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2006-05-07-brinkley_x.htm

I'm a fan of Douglas Brinkley, however I'm quite curious to hear how such a large volume on the history of an event can be produced so quickly, especially while there are so many for whom Katrina is not history, it is still happening to them everyday.