Last man down : a firefighter's story of survival and escape from the World Trade Center
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Last man down : a firefighter's story of survival and escape from the World Trade Center
AUTHOR:
Picciotto, Richard.
Paisner, Daniel.
ISBN:
9780425189887
EDITION:
Berkley mass-market ed.
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Berkley Books, 2003.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxiv, 243 p. : map ; 18 cm
ABSTRACT:
Richard Picciotto, the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center, provides an account of his activities and those of his fellow firefighters on September 11, 2001, when he and his team put their own lives on the line to help evacuate the North Tower, working until the building collapsed around them.
September 11, 2001: 9:59 A.M. -- Morning -- September 11, 2001: 9:59 A.M., still -- Ride -- September 11, 2001: 10:00 A.M. -- Climb -- Retreat -- Stall -- Collapse -- Void -- Contact -- Light -- Escape -- Home.
CORPORATE_SUBJECT:
SUBJECT:
| September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. |
| Rescue work -- New York (State) -- New York. |
| Fire fighters -- New York (State) -- New York. |
| Building failures -- New York (State) -- New York. |
| World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.) |
BIBSUMMARY:
Richard Picciotto, the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center, provides an account of his activities and those of his fellow firefighters on September 11, 2001, when he and his team put their own lives on the line to help evacuate the North Tower, working until the building collapsed around them.
September 11, 2001: 9:59 A.M. -- Morning -- September 11, 2001: 9:59 A.M., still -- Ride -- September 11, 2001: 10:00 A.M. -- Climb -- Retreat -- Stall -- Collapse -- Void -- Contact -- Light -- Escape -- Home.