The World Trade Center (History's Great Structures)

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Автор: Adam Woog

Название: The World Trade Center

Издательство: Referencepoint Press

Год: 2014

Формат: PDF

Размер: 18 Mb

Язык: Английский

Серия: History's Great Structures

New York City's World Trade Center, which included the buildings known as the Twin Towers, was one of the citys most familiar structures. But its legacy rests on one of the modern worlds greatest tragedies: the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which hijacked airliners crashed into the towers, causing them to collapse and claiming the lives of more than 2,700 people.

Contents

Important Events in the History of the World Trade Center

Introduction: An American Icon

Why the World Trade Center Was Built

The World Trade Center Takes Shape

An Instant Icon

Death and Destruction

Rebuilding and Remembering

Source Notes

Facts About the World Trade Center

For Further Research

Index

Picture Credits

About the Author

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