A. D.: New Orleans after the Deluge by Josh Neufeld

Neufeld’s webcomic-turned-book pulls its stories from both news media archives and first person interviews conducted during and after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He chronicles the stories of seven diverse families who weathered (or fled from) the storm, painting deft portraits of their lives before Katrina and of their trials in its wake, years later. Although he doesn’t gloss over the government’s inability to effectively handle the disaster, Neufeld avoids dragging A.D. into the mire of politics, instead focusing on the bravery and cooperative spirit exhibited by ordinary and disparate individuals in the most horrific moments of their lives.
 

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