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Hurricane Helene

A Southern Catastrophe and the Struggle to Recover

Hart Mizell examines Hurricane Helene and its consequences for Georgia and the American South, connecting personal experiences with the storm’s effects on households, public services, agriculture, businesses, and community institutions. The planned history follows selected communities from Florida to Virginia through preparations, the emergency, and the longer struggle to recover.

For readers

For readers interested in the history of Hurricane Helene, community resilience, and the people rebuilding daily life across the American South.

Hart Mizell
Inside this volume
  • Preparations and experiences during the storm
  • Households, public services, agriculture, and businesses
  • Relief efforts, displacement, and economic disruption
  • Restoring services, repairing homes, and community recovery
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