02036cam a2200421 i 4500 540735952 TxAuBib 20211208120000.0 210101t20212017||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020058212 9781501759123 1501759124 (OCoLC)1202225084 TxAuBib rda DuLong, Jessica,. Dust to deliverance. Saved at the seawall [ANF] : stories from the September 11 boat lift / Jessica DuLong ; foreword by Mitch Zuckoff. Ithaca [New York] : Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2021. ℗2017. xvi, 234 pages : maps, illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier First published in 2017 by McGraw Hill Education under title: Dust to deliverance : untold stories from the maritime evacuation on September 11. Includes bibliographical references and index. The situation -- The evacuation -- The aftermath. "After terrorists crashed passenger jets into the World Trade Center towers, which later collapsed, mariners delivered an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 people off Manhattan Island. This unplanned evacuation-unprecedented in speed, scale, and scope-became the largest boat lift in history. Mariners' skill, innovation, professionalism, and cooperation made the effort successful"--Provided by publisher. 20211208. September 11 Terrorist attacks, 2001. Evacuation of civilians New York (State) New York. Emergency management New York (State) New York. Rescues New York (State) New York. Zuckoff, Mitchell, writer of foreword. TXGPL