The Day the World Came to Town, (Paperback)

from 2wonderY

There are lots of wonderful stories and profiles in this book, covering one small location of people dealing with the immediate aviation crisis of 9/11. Warming glimpses of people acting their best. My favorite though is Werner Baldessarini, who refused to accept special provisions and a private ...

from WorldTraveler2904

I was one of the "Plane People" who was on their way home to the US on 9/11- when we were diverted to Canada, due to the attacks on our country and the closure of US airspace. Thirty something jumbo jets landed at Gander, Newfoundland. Gander, a small town, rallied to the cause and "threw open ...

from DanDiercks

Hours after the attacks on the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, all aircraft in the United States were grounded. Planes were told to land at the closest airports. For 36 planes, many of them jumbo jets, the airport at Gander, Noewfoundland, was the closest, so those flights' 7,000 passengers and cr...

from susandennis

This was one of the most wonderful reads ever. It was written a decade ago but that does not even matter. DeFede goes back to the days just after 9/11 to Gander, Newfoundland and the special thing that happened when a whole bunch of planes were diverted there when the skies were shut down. The sp...

from AnglersRest

This was an incredibly inspiring and thought provoking book. The kindness displayed by the population of Gander to so many people who were passengers on the planes that could not enter US air space, is overwhelming. I was touched by many of the stories - Orthodox Jewish people, and the the story ...