Among the heroes : United Flight 93 and the passengers and crew who fought back / Jere Longman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longman, Jere.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Airlines Flight 93 Hijacking Incident, 2001.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Hijacking of aircraft--United States.

Hijacking of aircraft.

Aircraft accident victims.

Victims of terrorism.

United States.

Victims of terrorism--United States.

Aircraft accident victims--United States.

Heroes--United States.

Heroes.

Physical Description:

xiv, 288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollins, [2002]

Summary:

Of the four horrific hijackings on September 11th, Flight 93, which crashed in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, resonates as one of epic resistance. A number of passengers phoned relatives and others on the ground to tell them of the hijacking and what they planned to do about it. This definitive account is by the "New York Times" reporter who covered the story. 8-page photo insert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0060099089

OCLC:

49936082