| A Heart, a Cross, and a Flag: America Today Contributor(s): Noonan, Peggy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743250486 ISBN-13: 9780743250481 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Now in paperback comes Noonan's acclaimed collection of "Wall Street Journal" commentaries on the grief, fear, outrage, and determination of Americans in the wake of September 11, 2001. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Terrorism - History | United States - 21st Century - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 973.931 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.5" W x 8.38" (0.59 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the morning of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan sat down to write -- and produced at least one essay every week through September 11, 2002. The candid and sometimes heart-wrenching pieces collected here are full of insights and observations on how the events influenced our perceptions of what it means to be a New Yorker, an American, a patriot. By training our gaze on everyone from firemen, the President, and Catholic and Muslim mourners to news anchors, bus drivers, and school kids, these essays depict America in all its beauty, diversity, and strength. With a sharp but compassionate eye, Noonan balances the immediacy of the tragedy with its broader meaning for our world. At once outraged and tender, street smart and down-home wise, A Heart, a Cross, and a Flag is a first draft of history and an apt tribute to everything we lost and learned. |