E-mail a friendAugust 29, 2006
Historian Douglas Brinkley discusses his book, The Great Deluge, which details the days in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Somebody's Someone author Regina Louise describes being a product of the foster care system.
Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley
Historian Douglas Brinkley is a Rice University professor and renowned author. His numerous nonfiction books include a biography of Jimmy Carter, a New York Times best-seller on John Kerry and The Great Deluge, an analysis of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Based in New Orleans, his latest work is a groundbreaking biography of Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Warrior. Brinkley is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy, Princeton, Hofstra and Tulane Universities.
Regina Louise
Regina Louise
Regina Louise is a children's rights advocate, dedicated to foster care. Her acclaimed memoir, Somebody's Someone, chronicles her traumatic journey of surviving 30 foster homes and navigating the child welfare system. A successful San Francisco-based businesswoman, she created the Esther Collins Memorial Children's Foundation for Literacy to provide safe, secure and stable assistance. Louise's story has been optioned for film and a play, scheduled to open next year.