Flight 93 : the story, the aftermath, and the legacy of American courage on 9/11 / Tom McMillan ; foreword by Governor Tom Ridge.
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TextPublisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xv, 272 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 0762795220 (hardcover)
- 9780762795222 (hardcover)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
United Airlines Flight 93, which took off from Newark Airport the morning of September 11th, 2001, is perhaps the most famous flight in modern American history: We know of the passenger uprising, but there's so much more to the story besides its harrowing and oft-told climax. Amazingly, the definitive account of this seminal event has yet to be written.
The book offers the most complete account of what actually took place aboard Flight 93 -- from its delayed takeoff in Newark to the moment it plunged upside-down at 563 miles per hour into an open field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Flight 93 provides a riveting and complete narrative of the lead-up, event, and aftermath of the flight, based on interviews, oral histories, personal tours of the crash site and evidence recently made public. It examines the lead-up to that horrific morning; the stories of the victims who were launched into the center of history; the revolt that saved untold amounts of carnage on the ground and likely, the US Capitol; the eyewitnesses and first responders who rushed to the crash sce≠ the impact on family members; the effort to uncover evidence at the site; and the legacy the story leaves for future generations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-264) and index.
The passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001 have earned their rightful place among the pantheon of American heroes. Amazingly, 13 years after that day, the definitive account of this seminal event in the nation's history has yet to be written. Flight 93 provides a riveting narrative based on interviews, oral histories, transcripts, recordings, personal tours of the crash site and voluminous trial evidence made public only in recent years. There also is plenty of chilling new detail for readers who think they know the story of the flight. Utilizing research tools that were not available in the years immediately after the crash, the book offers the most complete account of what actually took place aboard United 93 from its delayed takeoff at Newark International Airport to the moment it plunged upside-down at 563 miles per hour into an open field in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania."