The Only Plane in the Sky
An Oral History of 9/11
by Garrett M. Graff · first published 2019
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The award-winning journalist and author of Raven Rock shares the first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001—a panoramic narrative woven from hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends, and family members. Over the last eighteen years, much has been written and said about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the profound impact they had on America and the world. But those names, stories, and memories have never before been collected in one place to tell the full, 360-degree story of what happened that day, and in the days af
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I'd also recommend taking a look at "The Only Plane in the Sky" by Garrett Graff, which is an oral history of 9/11; basically, a huge number of in-person interviews that construct a timeline of the days leading up to, during, and after 9/11, including those of the…
on “Pentagon Downed Object over Alaska, Officials Say” ↗I listened to the audio book of “The Only Plane in the Sky” (do recommend), and they played real recordings of ATCs on 9/11 as the planes were hitting buildings. It was surreal listening to them talk about the catastrophe but all while maintaining a total sense…
on “Airline pilots landing at LAX report “a guy in jetpack” flying alongside them” ↗…sacrifice of a lot of good people. Either way, I'd like to recommend you educate yourself a bit more. The Wikipedia page has some excellent detail, and if narrative structure is your thing, the book The Only Plane In The Sky is a masterpiece on the subject.
on “TSA Policy on Light Sabers” ↗A companion story from Politico from September 2016: "We're the Only Plane in the Sky" "Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board." https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/were-the-onl...
on “‘We May Have to Shoot Down This Aircraft’” ↗