Levees.org just obtained new data showing that the number of Americans protected by levees has increased compared to a decade ago.
Sixty-two percent of the American population lives in counties with levees. A decade ago, the percentage was 55%.
Levees.org obtains new data showing nearly two-thirds of Americans live by levees
Founder Rosenthal’s debut book goes on sale August 11
Jacket cover designed by M Styborski of New Orleans
On Tuesday, August 11, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal will do an outdoor Sidewalk Book Signing for her debut book at Octavia Books (513 Octavia Street) in New Orleans from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina (Mango Publishing) documents how the Army Corps of Engineers spent millions––in cooperation with the engineering establishment––to fool the American public on why New Orleans flooded in 2005.
A video of Rosenthal unboxing her books for the first time is trending and has been viewed over 50,000 times on Facebook and Twitter.
The book is selected by Publishers Weekly in Politics and Current Events for Fall of 2020. It has been a #1 New Release on Amazon.com for 36 weeks.
Levees.org Founder’s Unboxing Video Making Splash on Social
UPDATE: The unboxing video has passed the 110K mark on social media
https://www.facebook.com/WordsWhisperedinWater/videos/213960209969821/
It’s standard for authors to create a short film of themselves seeing their new book for the first time.
Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal created such a video for her debut book Words Whispered in Water: Why the Levees Broke in Hurricane Katrina (Mango Publishing, August 2020).
She enlisted help from her cousin Max Cusimano of Nola Vid who refused to accept compensation for his work. And Mr. Cusimano wanted to try a departure from the standard “first look.”
The result is a surprising video packed into 75 seconds of action. The video is now trending and has been viewed over 38,000 times on Facebook and Twitter.
