A Nation Challenged: A Visual History of 9/11 and Its Aftermath

by Mitchel Levitas (Editor), Nancy Lee (Editor), Lonnie Schlein (Editor)

A powerful and eye-filling photographic chronicle of the award-winning New York Times 's coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath worldwide, including the war in Afghanistan In an unprecedented effort, The New York Times opens its picture archive of September 11th and the aftermath at home and abroad. The result is groundbreaking photojournalism punctuated with authoratative prose. Culled from both published and previously unpublished material, A Nation Challenged highlights the best work of the paper's award-winning staffers-the work that has made the Times the paper of record for these events. With a foreword, afterword, and original background essays by writers such as Pulitzer Prize winner John Burns, N. R. Kleinfeld, Dan Barry, and Celestine Bohlen, readers will follow the stunning events of September 11th on the national and international stage. Special charts and graphics supply another level of clarity and understanding, while the brilliant photographs provide counterpoint and perspective to carefully chosen text. With 250 full-color photographs, A Nation Challenged is the definitive volume for all who desire a comprehensive visual chronicle of this pivotal time in America's history.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Journalism, Photography

240 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the days that followed the obscene attack on New York City in 2001, the New York Times began publishing coverage of the aftermath and its investigation in a special feature called "A Nation Challenged". This feature, an insert inside the paper, ran until the end of the year. A Nation Challenged collects many of the photographs and articles from that run into a single collection to document the day itself, stories of the people involved, and review the consequences of America's grief as it began a war in Afghanistan which, like a mythical hydra, spawns more conflicts the more we persist in flailing away at it. The information included, however, is not merely text and photos; instead, there are other visual aides. A two-page spread reveals the interior of both towers, and includes analysis of how each fell. Another two-page spread provides a transcript of communications chatter as aviation authorities and other pilots realized that something was wrong. Coverage of the day itself is only a part of the book, as subsequent sections review the clean-up process and the treatment of debris as a mass crime scene. Also included is information Osama bin Laden's background, and the political/ethnographic breakdown of Afghanistan.

While I've never read any other 9/11 books, this particular volume recommends itself as a remembrance.

[Ellison · Rating 5 out of 5]

With photographs and interviews of eye witnesses this recounts the fateful day when evil showed its face upon the United States. Global leaders responses.

War and the innocent people who have their homes blasted. Photos of those lost. Data about expenses of damages. RIP.

[Cws]

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