Noted author, war correspondent, and awardwinning writer for the atlantic monthly, william langewiesche furnishes a riveting firsthand account of the excavation of the world trade center ruins following its destruction on september 11, 2001. American ground is a tour of this intense, ephemeral world and those who improvised the recovery effort day by day, and in the process reinvented themselves, discovering unknown strengths and weaknesses. Because this work is contemporary, some of you may have a direct connection to the events of september 11. Richard m davidson american ground is the story of the people who responded to the destruction of the world trade center on september 11, 2001. While a sizeable chunk of the books that have been written over the past year concerning the 911 attacks are destined for publishing obscurity, the law of averages is on the side of there being a few stand outs. Unbuilding the world trade center 37 port authority officerrs for about two months the firefighters worked without help and had unlimited access to the site. Langewiesche talked about his book american ground. Within days after september 11, 2001, william langewiesche had secured unique, unrestricted, roundtheclock access to the world trade center site. American ground is an inspiring look at the often contentious mixture of personalities, politics, and emotions that fueled this massive effort. There have been many books published in the last three yers about the building of the wtc, the attack of 911, the collapse of the building, the architecture, the. American ground is a tour of this intense, ephemeral world and those who improvised the recovery effort day by day, and in the process reinvented themselves, discovering unknown strengths and. Read american ground unbuilding the world trade center by william langewiesche available from rakuten kobo.
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