Ebook: Flight 93 : the story, the aftermath, and the legacy of American courage on 9/11
Author: Tom McMillan Governor Tom Ridge
- Tags: United Airlines Flight 93 Hijacking Incident 2001., September 11 Terrorist Attacks 2001., Victims of terrorism -- United States., Aircraft accidents -- Pennsylvania -- Shanksville., HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General., HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC DE MD NJ NY PA), HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT MA ME NH RI VT), Aircraft accidents., Victims of terrorism., Pennsylvania -- Shanksville., United States.
- Series: Flight 93
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Lyons Press
- City: Pennsylvania--Shanksville., United States
- Edition: First
- Language: English
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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 scene; the impact on family members; the effort to uncover evidence at the site; and the legacy the story leaves for future generations.