Founder Sandy Rosenthal’s book receives First Horizon Award
Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal’s debut book has received the 2021 First Horizon Award for “superior work by a debut author.”
This award is an additional distinction beneath the Eric Hoffer Award umbrella.
Rosenthal’s book is titled Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina and was published by Mango Media in August 2020.
In her book, Rosenthal describes how she created the group Levees.org to find out the true reason that New Orleans flooded in August of 2005.
In her quest for the facts, she discovered that the culprit, the US Army Corps of Engineers had spent millions fooling the American public and harassing anyone who stood in its way.
For more about the First Horizon Award, click here.
Words Whispered in Water earns introduction from Tulane University’s Mark S Davis
Mark S. Davis, photo courtesy of Tulane University
The Director of Tulane University’s Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy has written a wonderful introduction to founder Sandy Rosenthal’s debut book Words Whispered in Water; Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina.
The introduction, written by Mark S. Davis, is featured in Water Alternatives.
Here are some excerpts from the introduction:
“…Rosenthal points out, if we move on before actually learning and applying the lessons taught in tragedy’s classroom, then we do ourselves and those who come after us a grave disservice. …. Her path to becoming an influential citizen investigator is an important part of this story since how well and how safely we live is ultimately a matter of how much responsibility we take for making our communities work….”
Rosenthal’s book, the recipient of three awards is published by Mango in August 2020.
For the full review posted to Water Alternatives, click here.
