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LIFE One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001

With an Introduction by Rudolph Guiliani

During our nation's most trying times, it has been Lifethat has provided the images that help us understand, remember, and in the process, renew. Now the editors of Lifehave 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), Andrei Codrescu, Gordon Parks, Doug Stanton (In Harm's Way), Bob Greene (Duty), James Bradley (Flags of Our Fathers), and others. Ten percent of the cover price of this book will be donated to the

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September 11th Fund of the New York Community Trust and the United Way of

New York City. The purpose of this fund is to help address the immediate

and longer-term needs of victims, their families, and communities affected

by the events of September 11, 2001.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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