Boston Strong, Casey Sherman
Boston Strong, Casey Sherman
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Boston Strong
A City’s Triumph over Tragedy

Author: Casey Sherman, Dave Wedge, Martin J. Walsh

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2015


Synopsis

Veteran journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge have written the definitive inside look at the Boston Marathon bombing with a unique, Boston-based account of the events that riveted the world. From the Tsarnaev brothers' years leading up to the act of terror to the bomb scene itself (which both authors witnessed firsthand within minutes of the blast), from the terrifying police shootout with the suspects to the ultimate capture of the younger brother, Boston Strong: A City's Triumph over Tragedy reports all the facts—and so much more.Based on months of intensive interviews, this is the first book to tell the entire story through the eyes of those who experienced it. From the cop first on the scene to the detectives assigned to the manhunt, the authors provide a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation. More than a true-crime book, Boston Strong also tells the tragic but ultimately life-affirming story of the victims and their recoveries and gives voice to those who lost loved ones. With their extensive reporting, writing experience, and deep ties to the Boston area, Sherman and Wedge create the perfect match of story, place, and authors.If you're only going to read one book on this tragic but uplifting story, this is it.

About Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author of ten books, including Boston Strong, Animal, A Rose for Mary, Bad Blood, Black Irish, Black Dragon, and Above and Beyond, cowritten with Michael Tougias. He received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalistic Excellence and has been nominated for an Emmy Award. A featured guest on major television networks and news programs, Sherman has lectured at the National Press Club and the US Coast Guard Command Center in Washington, DC. He lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

About Dave Wedge

Dave Wedge, coauthor of Boston Strong, was an investigative reporter at the Boston Herald for fourteen years; he now writes for Vice.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett began his acting career at the age of five in the basement of his family's home in upstate New York. He has gone on to play many stage roles, both on and off-Broadway, and in regional theaters from Los Angeles, Houston, and St. Louis to Washington DC, San Francisco, and Portland, Maine. He has appeared in films and television, both prime time and late night, and in hundreds of television and radio commercials. Joe has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. He has been an Audie Award finalist eight times, and his narration of Gun Church by Reed Farrel Coleman won the 2013 Audie Award for Original Work. AudioFile magazine has granted Joe fourteen Earphones Awards, including for James Salter's All That Is and Donald Katz's Home Fires. Regarding Joe's narration of John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany, AudioFile said, "This moving book comes across like a concerto . . . with a soloist-Owen's voice-rising from the background of an orchestral narration." Joe is married to actor Andrea Wright, and together they have four very grown children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pooja on April 19, 2023

This is the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, told from the perspectives of the civilians and police officers who were there that day. A few days ago I watched from my window as an endless stream of marathoners ran past, cheered on by the masses of people who'd showed up to watch despite the......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on May 03, 2024

Boston Marathon Bombing. Sherman does a great job of outlining the building up, the event, and the stories of those affected. The flow of the book and how he presents their stories was a little sporadic but it's a beautiful chronicling of the events and how the victims were affected over the followi......more

Goodreads review by Ceh131973 on March 09, 2015

I received this book free in exchange for a honest review. [Boston Strong] by [Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge] was a very well told account of the events leading to, during and after the Boston Marathon bombing. As I finished this book the surviving bomber is just going to trial so the whole thing is a......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 27, 2015

EVERY Bostonian needs to read this book! A lot I didn't realize.......more


Quotes

“Combines tireless research with vivid and panoramic storytelling. The horror of a day, the honor of a city—both perfectly conveyed.” David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

“Inspirational, thoroughly researched.” Competitor magazine

“Gripping…Boston Strong should make a helluva movie. The behind-the-scenes details make for a riveting read.” New Haven Register

“It is moving, it is heartbreaking…it is beautifully done.” WEEI-FM, Boston

“A vivid and gripping read…The book is inspirational, telling the stories of many survivors of the marathon bombings who have prevailed over incredible odds to put their lives back together.” Cape Cod Chronicle

“Compulsively readable…Sherman and Wedge’s loyalty to true storytelling drew me in, touched me, shocked me with new information, [and] helped me understand this day for what it was: a day where every single person was trying to help someone else. This is how this day should be remembered.” Gabriela Cowperthwaite, director and writer of Blackfish

“Sherman and Wedge skillfully and honestly tell this most compelling story through the eyes of the people who have inspired us the most…and have overcome so much since.” Stephen Puleo, author of Dark Tide