International Conference on Rivers and Civilization:
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Major River Basins

La Crosse, Wisconsin USA
June 25-28, 2006

• Planning Committee Directory (PDF)

HOST AND PRESENTER INSTITUTIONS

CONFERENCE SPEAKER

Douglas Brinkley (Tulane University, USA)
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Douglas Brinkley is Professor of History and Director of the Roosevelt Center at Tulane University. Four of his books - Dean Acheson: Cold War Years; Driven Patriot: Life and Times of James Forrestal; The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House; and Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and A Century of Progress - were selected as New York Times "Notable Books of The Year." His last three historical narratives - Tour of Duty; The Boys of Pointe du Hoc; and Parish Priest were all New York Times best-sellers. A contributing editor to Vanity Fair and American Heritage, he lives with his wife Anne, and two children, Benton and Johnny, in New Orleans.

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