Ellis Anderson of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, received a Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Fellowship for portions of this book. An excerpt appeared in Southern Cultures.
"A heart-gripping, beautifully written story of everyday valor and
crafted kinship in a small Gulf Coast community in the path of
Katrina's fury, Under Surge, Under Siege tells of historic Bay St.
Louis, Mississippi, and its living web of heroism and fortitude in
the wake of a 35-foot tsunami and a second wave of destruction in
the form of unresponsive government, irresponsible insurance
companies, and greedy developers. Ellis Anderson's powerful saga of
trouble and triumph washes over us like a tidal wave."--Minrose
Gwin, author of The Queen of Palmyra and Wishing for Snow
"At last, from the perspective of the beleaguered Mississippi Gulf
Coast, a vivid account of courage in the face of Hurricane Katrina
and community commitment in its grim aftermath."--Curtis Wilkie,
author of Dixie: A Personal Odyssey Through Events That Shaped the
Modern South
"Ellis Anderson's Under Surge, Under Siege: The Odyssey of Bay St.
Louis and Katrina is a beautifully rendered account of a
catastrophic event. Every page is filled with sorrow followed by a
flash of inspiration!"--Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at
Rice University and author of The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina,
New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
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