MARK M. SMITH is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America.

The strengths of Camille, 1969 lie in Smith's provocative questions; in his seamless fluency in the languages of politics, economics, and history; and in his poetic gift of storytelling. His book is not simply a historical account of a single hurricane, but a story about the ethics of recovery.

MARK M. SMITH is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America.

The strengths of Camille, 1969 lie in Smith's provocative questions; in his seamless fluency in the languages of politics, economics, and history; and in his poetic gift of storytelling. His book is not simply a historical account of a single hurricane, but a story about the ethics of recovery.

MARK M. SMITH is a professor of history at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. His books include Listening to Nineteenth-Century America.

The strengths of Camille, 1969 lie in Smith's provocative questions; in his seamless fluency in the languages of politics, economics, and history; and in his poetic gift of storytelling. His book is not simply a historical account of a single hurricane, but a story about the ethics of recovery.