September 11
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1930584393 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
William Groneman describes his experiences during the dark day of September 11, 2001, and in the days and weeks that followed. Includes 16 full color photos.. His is a highly personal account written from the perspective of a Captain of the New York City Fire Department, but also from the perspective of a writer aware of the importance of a factual record
"Most American adults remember where they were when they first heard about the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. You experience with Bill his struggles to deal with the terrible destruction and the loss of hundreds of brother and sister firefighters, many of them his friends, as well as the thousands of civilian casualties. This should be required reading for all of us." Ragnar . At times I had a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes reading Bill's memoir. This poignant and, at times difficult to read, though very readable, account takes you first hand through the emotions and frustrations of Fire Captain William Groneman III of Engine Company 308, City of New York Fire Department. What most of us don't know is what it was like for the responding emergency personnel. It is a real page-turner, in spite of the difficult nature of the story, and gives you quite an insight on what
Memoir from Ground Zero Ragnar Most American adults remember where they were when they first heard about the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. What most of us don't know is what it was like for the responding emergency personnel. This poignant and, at times difficult to read, though very readable, account takes you first hand through the emotions and frustrations of Fire Captain William Groneman III of Engine Company 308, City of New York Fire Department. You experi. A Day to Remember This is a five star read. William Groneman III has captured the essence of September 11, 2001. He began the day in the ordinary world. He learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center after both planes had struck but before the first collapse. As did I. Then, sitting on a hotel room bed, I watched the first tower come down and kept glancing at the word in the corner of the TV screen. "Live," I thought. "This is live."Groneman took me with him into the nightmare . "don't purchase or take for free" according to C. maitland. This author does NOT really tell you very much about Sept. 11. He wasn't down in the area for days. I didn't care for this book at all. It seemed to me, it was more about him than what happened that day and those that died. He's full of himself
He served twenty-five years on the New York City Fire Department. His final assignment was as Captain of Engine Company 308. He retired in 2002 to pursue his writing and public speaking career. William Groneman III was born, raised, and educated in New York City.