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    Ground Zero: How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope
    Ground Zero: How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope
    Ground Zero: How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope
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    Ground Zero: How a Photograph Sent a Message of Hope

    By Don Nardo

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    The tragic events of September 11, 2001 sent shockwaves around the globe that are still felt today. Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attacks and thousands more were injured.  On the afternoon of the attacks, three firefighters paused in their rescue work to raise an American flag at Ground Zero in New York City. In the midst of horror and despair, the iconic photo of the men would remind Americans that they were far from beaten. It represented the country's strength, courage, decency, and its hope for the future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2016
    ISBN9780756555597
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    Don Nardo

    Noted historian and award-winning author Don Nardo has written many books for young people about American history. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

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      Book preview

      Ground Zero - Don Nardo

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Chapter One: Victorious in Spirit

      Chapter Two: Paths to a Fateful Place

      Chapter Three: Analyzing an Iconic Image

      Chapter Four: Ongoing Legacy

      Timeline

      Glossary

      Additional Resources

      Source Notes

      Select Bibliography

      Index

      Chapter One

      VICTORIOUS IN SPIRIT

      It was a warm and sunny morning in New York City on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. For the people of Manhattan, the regular workday had begun, and people both inside and outside of its many towering skyscrapers went about their usual tasks. Few noticed an American Airlines Boeing 767 airliner as it crossed over the nearby East River and headed for Manhattan’s southern section.

      At 8:46 a.m. the aircraft, carrying about 10,000 gallons (38,000 liters) of jet fuel, plowed into one of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, striking from the 93rd to the 99th floors. The impact created an enormous fireball, tore a huge hole in the North Tower’s side, and instantly killed hundreds of office workers and others in the building. As a terrible fire rapidly spread within, hundreds of other people found themselves trapped in the upper stories of the 110-story building.

      A hijacked airliner headed toward the South Tower of the World Trade Center as the North Tower burned on September 11, 2001.

      Soon after the collision, security officials ordered the evacuation of the north and south towers. Television stations began broadcasting live images of the burning building, alerting a shocked American public. At first many people assumed that it was a freak accident. Apparently, it seemed, a private pilot had flown his plane off-course and mistakenly struck the North Tower. It did not take long for that assumption to be proven wrong. Just 17 minutes after the aircraft hit, a second Boeing 767 bore down on the World Trade Center. It came in low over nearby buildings and smashed into the South Tower from the 77th to the 85th floors, setting off a gigantic blast. Shards of glass and countless pieces of burning debris shot outward and showered the streets below. People now realized the awful truth. It was not an accident or a coincidence that two airliners had hit the twin towers a few minutes apart. The sequence of events could mean only one thing—the United States was under attack!

      The South Tower of the World Trade Center burst into flames after being hit by a hijacked airliner. The attacks killed thousands.

      It later became known that 19 terrorists, from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Lebanon, had attacked. They belonged to a known terrorist organization, al-Qaida. Its leader was Osama bin Laden, a member of a wealthy Saudi

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