Words Whispered in Water is a rare story about how a tiny woman prevailed against a mammoth federal agency and won. When steel flood-walls built with inherent engineering mistakes broke in New Orleans, the responsible party, the Army Corps of Engineers, went into full-time damage control mode, but in the chaotic aftermath, Sandy Rosenthal uncovered evidence that the Army Corps had made egregious design mistakes in their steel floodwalls fifteen years before they buckled and failed, causing hundreds of deaths!
#1 New Release in Civil Engineering & Environmental - The New Orleans Flood, U.S. Corruption, and Other Types of Disasters
In the aftermath of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, Words Whispered in Water tells the story of one woman’s fight—against all odds—to expose a mammoth federal agency—and win.
It’s a horror story, a mystery, and David and Goliath story all in one. In 2005, the entire world watched as a major U.S. city was nearly wiped off the map. The levees ruptured and New Orleans drowned. But while newscasters attributed the New Orleans flood to “natural catastrophes” and other types of disasters, citizen investigator Sandy Rosenthal set out to expose the true culprit and compel the media and government to tell the truth. This is her story.
When the protective steel flood-walls broke, the Army Corps of Engineers—with cooperation from big media—turned the blame on natural types of disasters. In the chaotic aftermath, Rosenthal uncovers the U.S. corruption, and big media at root. Follow this New Orleans hero as she exposes the federal agency’s egregious design errors and eventually changes the narrative surrounding the New Orleans flood. In this engaging and revealing tale of man versus nature and man versus man, Words Whispered in Water proves that the power of a single individual is alive and well.
If you enjoyed books like The Johnstown Flood, Breach of Faith, or The Great Deluge, then Words Whispered in Water is your next read!
Muu info
Rosenthal has a social media strategy intended to reach 497,000+ people. She has commitments from a group of influential colleagues who have demonstrated their belief in the importance of her work and her message. They have agreed to participate in the launch campaign for Words Whispered in Water as well as post ongoing updates to their lists.
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
Actor/director Harry Shearer (183,000) Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (73,000) Lt Gen Russel Honore (22,000) Award winning reporter Lee Zurik (20,000) US Senator Mary Landrieu (ret) (17,000) Activist Anne Rolfes (16,000)
Alliances with Organizations & Universities ready to promote Words Whispered in Water
Committee for a Better New Orleans U.S. Dept of State International Leadership Program Gulf Restoration Network Louisiana Center for Women in Government and Business Mount Holyoke College Tulane University National Wildlife Federation New Orleans Redevelopment Authority Women of the Storm Sierra Club Delta Chapter Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
Bloggers with large devoted email and subscriber followings:
Ken McCarthys FoodMusicJustice (70,000) Matt McBrides FixThePumps (5,000) Steve Gorelicks Media and Mayhem (4,000) Len Bahrs LACoastPost (1,550)
Additional promotional avenues:
According to StatCounter, Levees.org has amassed nearly 1,000,000 views. The site gets an average of 201 page views per day, as well as views from 20 foreign countries daily. The top three videos on Rosenthals YouTube channel have a combined viewership of 257,000 views and 506 subscribers. 18,800 supporters in Levees.orgs database In partnership with Jane Jacob Walk, Rosenthal leads an annual Levee Breach Bike Tour that draws dozens of riders Contributing writer to the Huffington Post Blog Contributing writer to Times-Picayune Blog Rosenthal is the go-to authority for newspapers, blogs and magazines looking for expert comment on and flooding. She is constantly called for expert comment regarding flooding and floodwall failure. Radio interviews - Rosenthal is constantly asked for radio interviews year round and is accustomed to many last minute requests Rosenthals Facebook and Twitter following: 6,045. Her followers are intelligent and devoted, and the number grows daily.
Sandy Rosenthal is an American civic activist and founder of Levees.Org, an organization dedicated to educating the American public about levee failures and flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Most recently, Rosenthal was awarded Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year from Tulane University for her efforts. She is a founding member of the mentoring program Laurel Eagles. When shes not advocating for safe levees, shes practicing with her Mardi Gras parading group, the Divine Revelers of Terpsichore.
She currently lives in New Orleans with her two dogs, Twinkie and Cupcake.
