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American Ground

William Langewiesche

2002205 pagesabout 3–5 hours
2002
first published
  • 2002North Point Press · 205 pages · ENGISBN 9780865475823
  • 2003RB Large Print · 260 pages · ENGISBN 9781402556937
  • 2010Farrar, Straus & Giroux · ENGISBN 9781429954587
  • 2004Scribner · 240 pagesISBN 9780743239547
  • 2003Recorded Books · ENGISBN 9781402556203
  • 2002Diane Pub Co · 205 pages · ENGISBN 9780756787813
  • 2011Simon & SchusterISBN 9780857209092
  • 2003North Point Press · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780865476752

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. Within days, William Langewiesche made his way into the innermost recesses of the collapse. By virtue of the integrity and excellence of his previous work, he quickly secured unique, unrestricted, around-the-clock access to the site, the rescue workers and laborers there, and the meetings of city officials, engineers, construction companies, and consultants.

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