Saved by the Boats, Julie Gassman
Saved by the Boats, Julie Gassman
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Saved by the Boats
The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11

Author: Julie Gassman

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017

Synopsis

September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightly as a beacon of hope.

About Julie Gassman

Julie Gassman is the author of the Do Not Take Your Dragon series as well as several other children’s books. Raised in Howard, South Dakota, the youngest in a family of nine children, she traded in small-town life after college for the world of magazine publishing in New York City. Now she lives with her husband and their three children in southern Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon

This book is ideal for young children; putting 9/11 in context while showing that good people did help others that day. If you have a young child starting to ask questions about 9/11 I highly recommend this book.......more

Goodreads review by Jen

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! I read anything that I can get my hands on having to do with 9/11. Living in NY I experienced this first hand and I am very interested in the stories and information that has come out since that day. Even though 9/1......more

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