Mychal Judge was the New York Fire Department's Chaplain, ministering not only to the city's firefighters, but also its homeless, alcoholics, and AIDS victims. On September 11, 2001, he rushed to the World Trade Center, and was among the first to perish. 2008.
DB96933 The Only Plane In The Sky: An Oral History Of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
An account of the 9/11 terrorist attack on America through the voices of the people who experienced it. Draws on transcripts, interviews, declassified documents, and oral histories from government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members. 2019.
DB106361 Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir Of 9/11 by Joseph Pfeifer
In this memoir from the first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks, the author recounts his harrowing experience of the terrorist attack and the days that followed. He also describes his own struggles with the resulting trauma and grief and his journey to resiliency and hope. 2021.
Michael Hingson, an executive who worked in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, recounts his escape after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Hingson, blind since birth, describes what he and hisguide dog Roselle experienced as she led him down seventy-eight flightsof stairs to safety. 2011.