You will not only read it-you’ll feel it. Includes encounter with rock & roll legend Fats Domino. Award-winning powerful stories of survival, history, faith and community. “UNTOLD” is a must read for anyone who wants to know the truth behind the faces and images we saw during Hurricane Katrina, One of the few books featuring Katrina survivors from the devastated New Orleans Lower 9th Ward. Each source honestly evaluates discrimination, neighbors, poverty, and faith, delivering heartfelt and often harrowing insight into what it means to be from the Ninth Ward. So why is its history so often overlooked? In this oral history, unique, multi-generational interviews, extensively researched and carefully recorded, preserve the experiences of former and current residents and the rich history of the district. Steeped in musical influence, racial dynamics, and culinary significance, the Ninth Ward has distinguished itself as one of New Orleans’ most influential communities, with an impact reaching far outside the confines of a single city. The story of this influential yet often-overlooked section of New Orleans, in the words of its former and current residents. From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys and Towers Falling, Ninth Ward is a deeply emotional story about transformation and a celebration of resilience, friendship, and family-as only love can define it.Īn Oral History Of The New Orleans Ninth Ward by Caroline Gerdes So when Mama Ya-Ya's visions show a powerful hurricane-Katrina-fast approaching, it's up to Lanesha to call upon the hope and strength Mama Ya-Ya has given her to help them both survive the storm. But what she does have is Mama Ya-Ya, her fiercely loving caretaker, wise in the ways of the world and able to predict the future. She doesn't have a fancy house like her uptown family or lots of friends like the other kids on her street. Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in a tight-knit community in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. We only index and link to content provided by other sites.įrom New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina. Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readersĭisclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server.

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