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The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway's Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author. Amazingly beautiful & worth a listen. , . Day Four. Tell readers what you thought by rating and reviewing this book. Over the last seventy-two hours, the three of them had flown from Kazakhstan to Moscow to Frankfurt and were now on the final leg of their trip, a direct flight from Frankfurt to Dallas. p. 81. It was a journey more than fifteen months in the planning and saw the young couple race through airports, bounce along bumpy roads, and wind their way across the Ural Mountains. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. Sitting near Roth was Werner Baldessarini, the chairman of Hugo Boss, who was flying to New York from the company's corporate headquarters in Germany for Fashion Week - an eight-day spectacle of clothes and models in which more than one hundred of the world's top designers show their latest wares in giant tents and on improvised runways. That fellow, Maria's first husband, died in 1987. Along with her husband, Dennis, she raised three children and now lived on Long Island. A good show at Fashion Week can guarantee the success of a manufacturer's collection. Although the two women didn't know each other, the seventy-year-old O'Driscoll was born in County Louth, a stone's throw from O'Rourke's birthplace. Your display name should be at least 2 characters long. For information on services currently available please visit cbrl.ca/faq. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Roxanne and Clark Loper were homeward bound. The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway's Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. They married in 1993, and since then, they had been over to Ireland almost every year. + See More U.S. & International Retailers. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. Try an audiobook of your choice. p. 233. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. They dealt with bureaucrats in three different countries and spent their life savings, all for the sake of a child whose picture Roxanne had seen one day on the Internet. Settling into her seat, Frankfurt mayor Petra Roth was excited about her trip to New York. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill. She hated saying good-bye to her kin, but her family in America was eager for her to come home. The Day the World Came to Town is a positively heartwarming account of the citizens of Gander and its surrounding communities and the unexpected guests who were welcomed with exemplary kindness. From your search results, use the Narrow Search options on the left-hand side of the screen. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. To change this data, submit a. 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As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Days Five and Six. When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. Please leave your e-mail address in case staff need to follow-up with you regarding your request. There are currently no items in your Shopping Cart. To search other Nova Scotia public libraries, except Halifax Public Libraries, start by performing a search in this catalogue. An hour after Vitale's flight ascended into the sky, Hannah O'Rourke stood outside the boarding area for Aer Lingus Flight 105 and cried as she hugged brothers and sisters good-bye. He had a number of responsibilities waiting for him at home in Brooklyn. While a flight attendant offered Roth and Baldessarini a glass of champagne before takeoff in Frankfurt, a few hundred miles away in Dublin, George Vitale was taking his seat in coach aboard Continental Flight 23. Read more. Start a free 30-day trial today and get your first audiobook free. They all felt as if they hadn't slept in days. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. You may place 2 Interlibrary Loan requests at a time. She made a good life for herself in America. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. That was back in 1954. We are currently reviewing your submission. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. The Day the World Came to Town, 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. The sixty-six-year-old O'Rourke was born in Ireland's County Monaghan, about forty miles north of Dublin, but had emigrated to the United States nearly fifty years ago. I'd rather be flying : the airborne life and times of Ted Pearcey / by Gary Hebbard.

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