Garrett M. Graff – Cannonball Read 17

“A shadow came over 42nd and Eighth Avenue. It completely covered the street for a split second.”

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graff

January 17, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

I really enjoy the format of an oral history — but most of my experiences with that have been pop culture stories (Vanity Fair’s archives have some amazing reads). I like to see all of the different perspectives people hold of the same story, and I like to watch that story come together in their voices. The Only Plane in the Sky is an oral history of 9/11. This of course is not the light-hearted pop culture reading that I’m used to. But it is […]

CBR11Bingo: True Story

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

October 9, 2019 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

CBR11Bingo: True Story This is an oral history of September 11, 2001. It is fairly comprehensive, as historian Garrett M. Graff spoke to all the major players you would expect as well as to hundreds of people who got caught up in the tragic events of that day. His sources include New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Vice President Cheney, Condi Rice, Chief of Staff Andy Card, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and Donald Rumsfeld. He also talks to dozens of firefighters and police […]

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