The Day the World Came to Town
9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim DeFede
The book recounts the experiences of the residents of Gander, Newfoundland, who hosted over 6,500 stranded passengers from 38 planes diverted on September 11, 2001. It details the acts of kindness and hospitality extended by the townspeople during an unprecedented moment of global crisis.
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