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BOOK REVIEW
‘Only Plane’ is compelling history of 9/11
“The Only Plane in the Sky: an Oral History of 9/11” (Avid Reader Press), by Garrett M. Graff By Will Lester The Associated Press
People born at least a quarter-century ago probably remember the exact details of what they were doing on that beautiful blue September day when terror was unleashed across the country. Now, 18 years later, the memories of hundreds of firsthand witnesses tell the story of the 9/11 attacks in their own words, providing
a riveting step-by-step account of the day that brought out the best in many Americans. Garrett M. Graff and his team have assembled interviews from 480 people who share their terrifying and often inspirational memories of the day when hijackers used two passenger planes as weapons to topple the twin towers of the World Trade Center and another to attack the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane went down in flames when heroic passengers fought back to bring it down in rural Pennsylvania before it could strike another high-profile target, probably in Washington.
The technique of letting the witnesses tell the story does a remarkable job of bringing to life the horrific day in a way that a writer’s narrative would have a hard time matching. The day starts with people going through their morning routines before work, admiring the spectacular September day and then coming to the realization, often haltingly, that this would be the most frightening day of their lives. People were just settling in for the workday or just arriving at work when a plane hijacked from Boston crashed into the North Tower of the World
Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. Most people are aware of the events that followed, but what has faded from memory over the years are the dramatic details, like the emotional accounts of people telling their loved ones that they were trapped in the upper floors of the towers or on hijacked planes, the gradual realization that the towers had been hit by passenger jets, the eventual crashing of those towers and the suffocating clouds of dust that made it impossible to breathe and sent legions of New Yorkers fleeing through the streets like a scene from a sci-fi movie, and the incredibly
• The following students graduated from the University of North Alabama this summer:
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while under attack. President Bush summed it up well in his address to the nation that night. “Today, our nat ion saw evil, the very worst of human nature and we responded with the best of America, with the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors ...”
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courageous decision to overpower the hijackers and bring down United 93 over Pennsylvania. The oral history details the decisions of the President George W. Bush administration on how to deal with a terror attack of unknown dimensions, the deliberations of passengers on United 93 to fight back, the frantic phone calls to loved ones trapped in the towers and planes, the people leaping from dozens of floors up to their death and, throughout, the heroism and humanity of all involved, especially the rescue workers. It makes for a gripping read — and a reminder of the country at its best
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Georgia Atlanta: Marcia Gooden, MBA Loganville: Malaisia Stallworth, BS, Summa Cum Laude Macon: Janis King Schoenbeck, MS Newnan: Kevin Michael Wall, MBA Roswell: Kaushik Raha, MBA Savannah: Jacob Lane, MBA
Illinois Naperville: Kartick Neogi, MBA Indiana Brownsburg: Jason Moffitt, MBA
Kentucky Shepherdsville: Tressa Patel, MBA
Louisiana Norco: Tracie Wanell Mathis, MBA
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Rutherford Jr., MBA Tupelo: Rachel Elizabeth Hodnett, BS
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Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, Saudi Arabia Alyahaq: Mohammed A. Abdullah, MBA • The following students graduated from Jacksonville State University this summer: Trinity: Adam Allen Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: Tabitha Sexton • The following students graduated from the University of Alabama this summer: Trinity: William Justin Morgan, Casey Renee Standridge Muscle Shoals: Kenri L. Howell; Paige M. Price; Austin Layne Woodard; Lucas Robert Yordy; Lucy Alayna Berryman Elkmont: Lauren Eileen Pitt. Lexington: Cameron E. Ridgeway Sheffield: Tucker Ray Sigle Florence: James Hall Todd; Winfred Joseph Watson; Stacy Amanda Harmon; Abigail Leigh Reed Tuscumbia: Leiah Danielle Kimbrough; Chelsea Kathleen Moon • The following students were named to the dean’s and president’s list at the University of Alabama: President’s list Muscle Shoals: Garrett Isbell, William Sutton Florence: Mary Moore Dean’s list Florence: Taylor Roberson The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.
Clive Cussler fans will savor ‘The Titanic Secret’ “The Titanic Secret” (Putnam), by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul By Jeff Ayers The Associated Press
The investigation of an explosion in a mine propels Is 9 aac Bell into a conspiracy with ties to the doomed ocean liner in “The Titanic Secret,” the latest entry in the historical series by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul. In the present, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt works to retrieve a sunken submersible in the waters near New York City. This vehicle was used during the Revolutionary War, but wasn’t very successful. Pitt receives a document written by detective Isaac Bell, who tells of a tragedy at Little Angel Mine in Colorado. The material uncovered there is a rare element called byzanium. This stuff is priceless, and its pursuit has a direct line back to when Pitt first raised the Titanic. Bell takes what he thinks is an easy assignment to uncover what happened in the mine and stumbles upon a vast conspiracy that will take him to France. What he uncovers will put
his life in danger, causing him to question everyone and everything. Cussler fans will savor this one. Since the story deals with an early Cussler novel rather than tweaking this Bell tale to actually be more historically accurate with the Titanic’s discovery, it follows the history established in the earlier book when the ship was retrieved from the ocean and the priceless element was ultimately hidden away. The story also highlights the return of one of Cussler’s former co-authors, Jack Du Brul. He wrote several books in the Oregon Files series, and his first featuring Isaac Bell showcases why it’s great to have him back.
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myra.arnold@timesdaily.com. The following 4-H members will serve as 2019-20 Alabama 4-H ambassadors: • Lauderdale County: Joi Key, Kristen Walker, Madison Wilbanks