This is a thoroughly researched examination of the little-known, but devastating Machhu Dam disaster in India which occurred on August 11th, 1979, after a week of extraordinary monsoon rains in the Gujurat province.

-It was heartbreaking, but we couldn't give up. I just said, 'Well, I've got to get in and do it.'---Phil Harris, eight-decade-long resident of Hollygrove
As floodwaters drained in the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents came to a difficult realization. Their city was about to undertake the largest disaster recovery in American history, yet they faced a profound leadership vacuum: members of every tier of government, from the municipal to the federal level, had fallen down on the job. We Shall Not Be Moved tells the absorbing story of the community leaders who...