Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11 (Hardcover)
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Description
Including follow-up interviews that track contributors' lives since 9/11, as well as never-before-published photographs, this expanded second edition of a literary time capsule preserves a monumental tragedy in American history through the voices of the people who were in Lower Manhattan and elsewhere in New York at the time of the attack. The diverse stories chronicled here include a small group of people who made it safely down from the 89th floor of Tower 1, a paramedic who set up a triage area 200 yards from the base of the towers before they collapsed, and ordinary citizens trying to get on with their lives in the days following the tragic event. Voices represented include police, firefighters, paramedics, reporters, volunteers, eyewitnesses, the bereaved of 9/11, World Trade Center structural engineers, political experts, political dissidents, and children who witnessed the events.
About the Author
Damon DiMarco is the author of the oral-history collection Heart of War: Soldier's Voices from the Front Lines of Iraq and the coauthor of Out of Bounds and Esper on Meisner. He teaches in the Theatre Arts department of Drew University. He lives in New York City. Thomas Kean is the chairman of the 9/11 Commission and the former governor of New Jersey. He lives in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.
Praise for Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11…
"The material it offers is unique, a multitude of firsthand experiences preserved as few other 9/11 books have done." —Library Journal
"Humanizes stark fact and grants us the priceless opportunity to reach our own understanding of the event we must never forget." —Bill Baroni, New Jersey General Assembly, 14th legislative district
"This is oral history at its finest."
—The Richmond Post-Dispatch"This volume defends the understanding, as also the horror, of that day. We are indebted to Mr. DiMarco for the effort and for the editorial acuity." —William F. Buckley
"I hope this book remains in print for a very long time to come, because everyone should read it. Our children should read it. With regard to 9/11, we—as a people—cannot allow a myth to take root. We must ground ourselves in our pain if we have any hope of moving forward. And move forward we must." —Thomas Kean, chairman, 9/11 Commission
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