The astonishing photographs and stories in this book document a little-known side of New York's heroic response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001: the maritime rescue effort. Ferries, tugboats, private vessels, and others joined together to evacuate an estimated 300,000 people from lower Manhattan. In conjunction with a landmark exhibit of the same name at the South Street Seaport Museum, "All Available Boats" tells the story of this historic day through the voices of some of its heroes.
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Mike Magee, MD is a Senior Fellow in Humanities to the World Medical Association and Director of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative. He is a past David Rockefeller Fellow and Honorary Master Scholar at New York University School of Medicine. Author of The Book of Choices and Positive Leadership, Dr. Magee has been termed by the Boston Globe "the most optimistic physician in America"
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This review is from: All Available Boats: The Evacuation of Manhattan Island on September 11, 2001 (Paperback)
I HATE READING BUT I SAW AN ARTICLE IN MY BOATING MAGIZINE ABOUT THIS BOOK SO I HAD TO GET. I READ THE WHOLE THING IN 2 DAYS. THIS IS FULL OF INFO THE NEWS STATIONS NEVER TOLD YOU ON THIS DAY WE WILL NEVER FORGET. THIS IS A MUST FOR ANYONE. NEVER FORGET 9/11
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New insight into a familiar tragedy,
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This review is from: All Available Boats: The Evacuation of Manhattan Island on September 11, 2001 (Paperback)
This book is heartening, and provides a lot of insight into one aspect of the 9/11 tragedy with which most of us have no experience. Although most of us saw television or still photos taken from offshore, I do not think many of us focused on the boats, and mariners, heading towards the devastation. I have always had a great admiration for those who, "...go down to the sea in ships." My admiration is if anything greater now.
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This review is from: All Available Boats: The Evacuation of Manhattan Island on September 11, 2001 (Paperback)
This @mims Twitter post: 'Moving documentary of 9/11 evacuation by boat shows #resilience of cities[...]reminded me of how humbled and impressed I was after reading how successfuly the evacuation was conducted by literally 'All Hands' who came together and made a difference during this crisis!
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