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Book Review of The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
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Another author, Homer Hickham, gave a quote that fills the top of the cover - "... there will be tears ..." yep, yes, there were tears. Joy, pride, fear, sadness, all the things. This is a curated snapshot of stories that occurred when the events of 9/11/2001 caused the airspace over the United States to be closed, the planes headed across the Atlantic had to land as quickly and safely as possible. A whole lot of them ended up in Gander, Newfoundland, a whole lot of life happened in a week for those passengers, crew and Newfies. Seeing 9/11 from this perspective reminds & heals.