This book opens with background information on the earthquake that hit Haiti January 12, 2010, presents controversies surrounding the count of quake deaths, and includes personal narratives from people who witnessed or were impacted by the earthquake.

Includes chronologies.

Historical background on the Haiti earthquake - Haiti is hit by an earthquake / Gale Student Resources in Context - The Red Cross rushes to get supplies to survivors of the Haiti earthquake / International Committee of the Red Cross - US president Barack Obama outlines relief efforts in Haiti / Barack Obama - Canada responds swiftly to the Haiti earthquake / John Geddes - Violence flares in Haiti / Lucy Cockcroft - US troops arrive in Haiti to provide aid and security / Ed Pilkington - US troops pack to leave Haiti / USA Today - Crime and violence increase in the months after the earthquake / Louis-Alexandre Berg - Controversies surrounding the Haiti earthquake - Haiti gives conflicting count for quake deaths / Michelle Faul - A controversial report dramatically lowers the estimated cost of the Haiti earthquake / Guy Adams - A US researcher defends his calculation of the Haiti earthquake death toll / Timothy Schwartz - The US military presence in Haiti is an unwelcome invasion / Ezili Dantò - The US military is welcome in Haiti / Mitchell Landsberg - Nursing mothers donate breast milk for Haitian infants / Tamara Lytle - International health organizations call for appropriate infant feeding in Haiti / UNICEF, WHO, and WFP - A Christian group illegally takes Haitian children / Matthew Clark - Christians are urged to adopt Haitian children orphaned by the earthquake / Christianity Today - Guidelines are established to prevent the illegal adoption of Haitian children after the earthquake / Annie E. Casey Foundation - A US evangelist blames Haiti's earthquake on Haitian religion / Russell Goldman - Personal narratives - A sixteen-year-old boy loses his mother and home / Plan International - A US graduate student is trapped in wreckage / Laura Wagner - A Haitian man tells the story of the earthquake by telephone / Ferero Dessources, interviewed by Seth Daniel - Three medics describe their experience in Haiti / Betsy Fine, John McGlade, and Eric Holden.