Daniel Wolff's Books
Aug.07.2012
After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans became ground zero for the reinvention of the American city, with urban planners, movie stars, anarchists, and politicians all advancing their competing visions of recovery. In this wash of reform, residents and volunteers from across the country struggled to build the foundations of a new New Orleans. For over five years...
Mar.01.2009
Review
A Chicago Tribune Editor's Choice
A Parade Pick
“Wolff excavates the origins of his subjects deftly...His essays remind us that greatness in America can bubble up just about anywhere, and that even the great have trouble understanding the ingredients of their own success.” —Wilson Quarterly
“This is a terrific book. It’s compact (25 pages or so per individual) but rich...
I pray many will read this so they understand the rank manuevers the politicians used to make a land grab that ripped the people and the culture from our heartland.”
—Dr. John
About Daniel
Of Daniel Wolff’s new book, “The Fight for Home: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back,” Kirkus writes, it “communicates the smells of decay, the depth of desperation, and the powerful frustrations of people who feel abandoned in their own land. [Wolff]...