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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

by Jim DeFede

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A different perspective on the impact of 9/11 ( )
tmstimbert | Jul 26, 2008 |  
On the surface, the story is kind of hokey. On September 11th, 2001 thirty-eight planes are diverted from the United States to the airport in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland. Resident Newfies suddenly have to find space for thousands of stranded passengers and respond with an outporing of volunteerism and cheerfulness. What makes this book for me is the details of what exactly is needed for supporting so many people unexpectedly and the many personal stories. I could not put this book down although often it made me want to weep. It really is that touching, even if it is not written very well. I recommend it highly, and now I want to go to Gander for a screeching-in ceremony. ( )
Othemts | Jun 25, 2008 |  
What can I say about this book ... wow.
I cried. I laughed. It was hard to read and yet I flew through it very quickly. I started it yesterday and did not want to put it down.

For me, this is the first thing I've really read about 9/11 (or watched for that matter) since it occured. And the book took me back to some really awful moments, but yet, it offers hope and is uplifting to the spirit. ( )
Brandie | Jan 18, 2007 |  
If you want inspiration -- to feel hopeful about humankind, this is the book. ( )
NewsieQ | Jul 26, 2006 |  
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Amazon.com (ISBN 0060559713, Paperback)

The events of September 11 have seemingly been covered, analyzed, and discussed from every angle imaginable. So the subject matter alone of Jim DeFede's The Day the World Came to Town makes it noteworthy. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, 38 commercial airliners carrying over 6,000 passengers were forced, as a precautionary measure, to land in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Due to the ongoing closure of U.S. airspace, the passengers spent four days in this isolated town of 10,000 before being allowed to continue on their way. In that time, Gander's residents rallied together to extend a kind of hospitality that seems too expansive for the word hospitality. Townspeople not only opened schools and legion halls for use as emergency shelters, they invited the passengers into their homes for showers, meals, and warm beds while local businesses simply gave toiletries and clothing to passengers stuck without luggage. Despite the grim consequences that led to the situation, DeFede finds humor: two flight attendants are offered a car for sightseeing by a local woman who happened to be driving by; the stranded chairman of Hugo Boss finds himself shopping for men's underwear at the local Wal-Mart. But the real message of the book is how, even in times of great turmoil and conflict, people can and must look to one another for comfort, help, and hope. --John Moe

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400)

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