| American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center Contributor(s): Langewiesche, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865476756 ISBN-13: 9780865476752 Publisher: North Point Press OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Within days after 9/11, Langewiesche had secured unique, unrestricted, round-the-clock access to the World Trade Center site. "American Ground" is a tour of this intense, ephemeral world and the story of those who improvised the recovery effort day by day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 974.710 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.24" (0.49 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Selected as one of the best books of 2002 by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Sun-Times Within days after September 11, 2001, William Langewiesche had secured unique, unrestricted, round-the-clock access to the World Trade Center site. 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. In all of its aspects--emotionalism, impulsiveness, opportunism, territoriality, resourcefulness, and fundamental, cacophonous democracy--Langewiesche reveals the unbuilding to be uniquely American and oddly inspiring, a portrait of resilience and ingenuity in the face of disaster. |
Contributor Bio(s): Langewiesche, William: - William Langewiesche is the author of four previous books, including the National Book Critic's Circle Award finalist American Ground. He is currently the international correspondent for Vanity Fair. |