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By now, just more than a year after thousands of people were killed in the terrorist attack that destroyed the world trade center, i imagine there is a pile of sept. Richard m davidson american ground is the story until now untold of the people who responded to the destruction of the world trade center on september 11, 2001. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Noted author, war correspondent, and awardwinning writer for the atlantic monthly, william langewiesche furnishes a riveting firsthand account of the excavation of the world trade center ruins following its destruction on september 11, 2001. Unbuilding the world trade center by william langewiesche. American reporter granted full access to the world trade center cleanup effort.
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