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3) Nine months at Ground Zero: the story of the brotherhood of workers who took on a job like no other
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of 9/11, Americans came together in a way not seen for a generation, pledging unity to rebuild after the horrific loss of the Twin Towers. People were signing up to go to war; rescue workers were laboring to clear rubble. But instead of becoming a rallying symbol in the fight against terrorism, Ground Zero has been plagued by intense conflict and controversy from the very start. "Battle for Ground Zero" goes behind the scenes of this...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
One of the four Operations Commanders of the World Trade Center site chronicles the rescue and recovery mission at Ground Zero from September 11, 2001, through the end of operations on May 30, 2002, while telling the story of his own struggle to make peace with all that he saw there.
On the morning of 9/11, the Port Authority Police Department was the first uniformed service to respond to the attack on the World Trade Center. When the towers collapsed,...
6) Rebirth
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This videodisc follows the nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001 and simultaneously tracks via time lapse photography the evolution of the space where the Twin Towers once rose. A moving portrait of how trauma and grief metamorphose into hope and rebuilding as the human spirit transcends the unthinkable over time.
Author
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This title is all about the powerful skyscraper, One World Trade Center, which is also known as the Freedom Tower. Readers will learn all about its construction, why it was constructed, the materials and security that went into building it, and it uses."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This title examines Ground Zero from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the cleanup of the debris of the Word Trade Center to the construction of the Freedom Tower, the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the continued rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex's buildings."--
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "Engineering Ground Zero" follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
15) Aftermath
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Joel Meyerowitz, the only photographer allowed access inside the "forbidden city" of Ground Zero, documents the nine-month cleanup process after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This title examines Ground Zero from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the cleanup of the debris of the Word Trade Center to the construction of the Freedom Tower, the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and the continued rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex's buildings."--
20) 16 acres
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
Examines the controversies that arose during the process of redesigning and rebuilding Ground Zero in New York City in the decade following 9/11.
