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The Department of Homeland Security
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
  • From the Series: The U.S. Government: How It Works
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791092860
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-9286-6
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $30.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 363
  • Reading Level: Grades 5-8
  • Pages: 104

Summary

In response to the devastating attacks of September 11, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security was established in the most dramatic reorganization of the U.S. government in more than half a century. The department's mission is to ensure the safety and security of the United States. In 2005, this newly formed department faced its first major test with Hurricane Katrina, the massive storm that pummeled New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. The Department of Homeland Security traces the history of the efforts to maintain national security in the United States and explains how one of the government’s newest and most crucial departments is organized.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs. Sidebars. Bibliography. Glossary. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Rachel A. Koestler-Grack has been a nonfiction book editor and writer since 1999. During her career, she has worked extensively with historical topics, ranging from the Middle Ages to the colonial era to the civil rights movement. In addition, she has written numerous biographies on a variety of historical and contemporary figures.

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