Among the Heroes
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
Of the four horrific hijackings on September 11, Flight 93 resonates as one of epic resistance.At a time when the United States appeared defenseless against an unfamiliar foe, the gallant passengers and crew of Flight 93 provided for many Americans a measure of victory in the midst of unthinkable defeat. Together, they seemingly accomplished what all the security guards and soldiers, military pilots and government officials, could not — they thwarted the terrorists, sacrificing their own lives so that others might live.
The culmination of hundreds of interviews with family members and months of investigation, Among the Heroesis the definitive story of the courageous men and women aboard Flight 93, and of the day that forever changed the way Americans view the world and themselves.
Liked Among the Heroes? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Among the Heroes. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
-
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center Shares nonfiction, history, american history -
Report from Ground Zero Shares nonfiction, history, american history -
The Hatfields and the McCoys Shares nonfiction, history, american history -
The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home Shares nonfiction, history, american history
“People who read Among the Heroes tend to reach for these next.”
“If you want more of the same (history about american history), start with these.”
-
From every end of this earth : 13 families and the new lives they made in America
-
Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties
-
Casanova Was a Book Lover: And Other Naked Truths and Provocative Curiosities About the Writing, Selling, and Reading of Books
-
Sugar of the Crop: My Journey to Find the Children of Slaves
