![]() | Camille, 1969: Histories of a Hurricane Subjects: Hurricane Camille 1969; Hurricane Camille 1969 -- Historiography; Senses and sensation -- Mississippi -- Gulf Coast -- History -- 20th century; Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- History -- 20th century; Gulf Coast (Miss.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Gulf; Thirty-six years before Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and southern Mississippi, the region was visited by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the United States: Camille. MARK M. SMITH is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America . |
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