Collects photos from "Life" magazine chronicling the September 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath, and includes portraits of firefighters, volunteers, and survivors, and articles on the events, individuals touched directly, and the reaction of Americans, far and wide, to the tragedy.
General Note
At head of title: Life.
Content Note
Introduction / by Rudolph W. Giuliani -- Towering symbols -- An act of war -- Eyewitness -- Bottomless Tuesday / by Gordon Parks -- Aftermath -- A blow to America's heart -- In the land of the free -- Heroism large and small -- Extravagant spirits / by Maya Angelou -- Faces of Ground Zero -- Remembrance and reflection -- The new normal -- In memoriam -- Over there.