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One nation : America remembers September 11, 2001, 10 years later / foreword by Tom Brokaw.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown, c2011.Edition: Expanded 10th Anniversary edDescription: 208 p. : ill. (mostly col.), maps, ports. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0316198021
  • 9780316198028
Other title:
  • Title appears on item as: Life, one nation, America remembers September 11, 2001, 10 years later
  • America remembers September 11, 2001, 10 years later
Uniform titles:
  • Life (New York, N.Y. : 2001)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword / by Tom Brokaw -- Introduction / by Rudolph W. Giuliani -- Towering symbols -- An act of war -- Eyewitness -- "Bottomless Tuesday" / by Gordon Parks -- Aftermath -- A blow to America's heart -- In the land of the free -- Heroism large and small -- "Extravagant spirits" / by Maya Angelou -- Remembrance and reflection -- The new normal -- In memoriam -- Over there -- The killing of Osama bin Laden -- Faces of Ground Zero 2001 -- Faces of Ground Zero 2011 -- Survival.
Summary: Offers a photographic account of the events of September 11, 2001, the rescue efforts in the days following the attacks, and the response of a nation united in sadness, pride, and resolve. Includes President Obama's speech on the death of bin Laden.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 973.931 O58 Checked out 06/15/2024 33111006789768
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

During our nation's most trying times, it has been LIFE that has provided the images that help us understand, remember, and in the process, renew. Now the editors of LIFE have assembled a moving, brilliantly illustrated account of tragedy and triumph. This is about firemen going in amidst the rubble, but it is also about a Frenchman in Paris holding up a sign that says, "We are all Americans." This is about our leaders taking charge, but it is also about schoolchildren in Iowa hanging an American flag on a tree in their backyard.

Beginning with the history of lower Manhattan, the book explains what happened on September 11, profiles many of the heroes, victims and rescuers (fireman, police, doctors, and rescue dogs among them), and paints an inspiring portrait if a nation and world coming together in sadness, pride and resolve.The book is more than photographs. Explanatory text runs throughout, and the book also includes a selection of original essays about America and September 11, written by such notables as Maya Angelou, Thomas Keneally ( Schindler's List ), Stephen Ambrose, Melissa Fay Greene (The Temple Bombing), AndreiCodrescu, Gordon Parks, Doug Stanton ( In Harm's Way ), Bob Greene ( Duty ), James Bradley ( Flags of Our Fathers ), and others.

All profits from the sales of this book will be donated to American Red Cross, September 11th Fund, International Association of Fire Fighters, New York Fraternal Order of Police WTC Fund, The National Organization for Victim Assistance, and The Twin Towers Fund. When Americans think of photographic journalism at its finest, they think of LIFE magazine.

This book will draw upon the best photographers employed by TIME , LIFE , PEOPLE and other magazines. Many of the photographers have had their own collections published in book form.

Foreword / by Tom Brokaw -- Introduction / by Rudolph W. Giuliani -- Towering symbols -- An act of war -- Eyewitness -- "Bottomless Tuesday" / by Gordon Parks -- Aftermath -- A blow to America's heart -- In the land of the free -- Heroism large and small -- "Extravagant spirits" / by Maya Angelou -- Remembrance and reflection -- The new normal -- In memoriam -- Over there -- The killing of Osama bin Laden -- Faces of Ground Zero 2001 -- Faces of Ground Zero 2011 -- Survival.

Offers a photographic account of the events of September 11, 2001, the rescue efforts in the days following the attacks, and the response of a nation united in sadness, pride, and resolve. Includes President Obama's speech on the death of bin Laden.

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