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Juniata Library Books On 9/11 and Related Topics

American Widow by Sungyoon Choi (Illustrator); Alissa Torres
Call Number: HV6432.7 .T67 2008 Graphic Novels
Publication Date: 2008-09-09
An autobiographical comic which chronicles the experiences of Alissa Torres after her husband Eddie was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, leaving her to face a whirlwind of bureaucracy, politics, mourning, and impending childbirth and single motherhood.
The 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Staff
Call Number: HV6432.7 .N39 2004 Stacks
Publication Date: 2004-07-17
In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.
Homeland Insecurity by Louise Cainkar
Call Number: E184 .A65 C35 2009 Stacks
Publication Date: 2009-07-02
Combining analysis and ethnography, Homeland Insecurity provides an intimate view of what it means to be an Arab or a Muslim in a country set on edge by the worst terrorist attack in its history.
Focusing on the metropolitan Chicago area, Cainkar conducted more than a hundred research interviews and five in-depth oral histories.
Arab in America by Toufic El Rassi
Call Number: PN6727 .E437 A73 2007 Graphic Novel
Publication Date: 2008-01-30
Drawing from his personal history, El Rassi attempts to illustrate the daily prejudice and discrimination experienced by Muslims and Arabs in modern American society. Presented in graphic novel format.
What Is Life Worth? by Kenneth R. Feinberg
Call Number: KF1328 .F45 2005 Stacks
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Presents a memoir of the attorney appointed to administer the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, detailing his encounters with victims' families and the means he used to derive the amount of compensation they received.
A Nation Challenged by Dan Barry; Mitchel Levitas (Editor); Nancy Lee (Editor); Lonnie Schlein (Editor); Howell Raines (Introduction by)
Call Number: HV6432 .N38 2002 Stacks
Publication Date: 2002-09-02
A powerful and eye-filling photographic chronicle of the award-winning New York Times' coverage of 9/11 and its aftermath worldwide, including the war in Afghanistan.
After the Fall by Catherine Ellis (Editor); Stephen Drury Smith (Editor); Mary Marshall Clark (Editor); Peter Bearman (Editor)
Call Number: HV6432.7 .A38125 2011 Stacks
Publication Date: 2011-09-06
An unprecedented cross-section of New Yorkers—interviewed at intervals since 9/11—tell the story of the Trade Center attack and how it changed their lives.
In the Shadow of No Towers by Art Spiegelman
Call Number: PN6727 .S6 I5 2004 Graphic Novel
Publication Date: 2004-09-07
For Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Maus, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were both highly personal and intensely political. In the Shadow of No Towers, is a masterful and moving account of the events and aftermath of that tragic day.
In the Presence of Fear by Wendell Berry
Call Number: PS3552 .E75 I6 2001 Stacks
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
In these three poignant essays, prolific author Wendell Berry reflects deeply on the current sources of world hope and despair.
The Eleventh Day by Anthony Summers; Robbyn Swan
Call Number: HV6432.7 .S85 2012 Stacks
Publication Date: 2012-08-14
Draws on thousands of recently released official documents and new interviews to present a report on the September 11 attacks that examines why the crisis was not prevented, how the government and military responded, and who was behind it.
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Call Number: HV6432.7 .W75 2006 Stacks
Publication Date: 2006-08-08
A sweeping narrative history of the events leading to 9/11, a groundbreaking look at the people and ideas, the terrorist plans and the Western intelligence failures that culminated in the assault on America.
Lost Liberties by Cynthia Brown (Editor)
Call Number: JC599 .U5 L63 2003 Stacks
Publication Date: 2003-09-01
In "Lost Liberties," 13 leading experts provide a detailed, comprehensive look at the USA Patriot Act, chronicling the destructive impact of crackdowns on thousands of Americans and revisiting the ugly history of political repression in times of crisis.
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows by David Potorti (Editor)
Call Number: HV6432.7 P686 2003 Stacks
Publication Date: 2003-09-01
The Peaceful Tomorrows (families of September 11 victims) present a groundbreaking collection of essays, poems, songs and art about pacifism as a response to tragedy. Opposition to George W. Bush's war against Iraq is growing.
Critical Views of September 11: analyses from around the world by Eric Hershberg; Kevin Moore
Call Number: HV6432 .C75 2002 Stacks
Publication Date: 2002-09-11
13 sophisticated essays, primarily by non-U.S. analysts consider the effects of September 11 for U.S. foreign policy and for the rest of the world.
Fireboat by Maira Kalman
Call Number: PZ7 .K1256 FI 2002 Curriculum
Publication Date: 2002-08-05
A fireboat, launched in 1931, is retired after many years of fighting fires along the Hudson River, but is saved from being scrapped and then called into service again on September 11, 2001.

Newspapers & Magazines

The Juniatian

"Juniata Reacts." Juniatian September 14, 2001 Vol 83, No. 1, pg 1.

The Daily News

New York Times

Page A1 from September 12, 2001 (Available through Proquest Historical Newspapers)*

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Page 1 from September 12, 2001 (Available through Proquest Historical Newspapers)*

Life Magazine

Articles (minus photos) are available through Academic Search Complete:

* Require Open Athens Log In.

eBooks

Virtual Archives

Library of Congress September 11, 2001 Web Archive
"The September 11, 2001 Web Archive preserves the web expressions of individuals, groups, the press and institutions in the United States and from around the world in the aftermath of the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
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The selected websites are comprised broadly of United States and non-United States government sites; press, corporate/business, portal, charity/civic, advocacy/interest, religious, school/educational, individual/volunteer, professional organizations sites; and others. "
The September 11 Digital Archive
"The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them."
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Initially funded by a major grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and organized by the American Social History Project at the City University of New York Graduate Center and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University, the Archive is contributing to the on-going effort by historians and archivists to record and preserve the record of 9/11 by collecting and archiving first-hand accounts, emails and other electronic communications, digital photographs and artworks, and a range of other digital materials related to the attacks.
Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive
The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis.
National Archives 9/11 Commission Records
StoryCoprs September 11 Initiative
"StoryCorps’ September 11th Initiative was launched in 2005 in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to record at least one story to honor each of the lives lost during the attacks on September 11, 2001, and the February 26, 1993, World Trade Center bombing."

Museums and Memorials

9/11 Memorial & Museum
"Through commemoration, exhibitions, and educational programs, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum remembers and honors the 2,983 people killed in the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993, as well as those who risked their lives to save others and all who demonstrated extraordinary compassion in the aftermath of the attacks."
Flight 93 National Memorial
"The Flight 93 National Memorial is located at the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked in the September 11 attacks."
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
"The Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11, 2001 attacks."

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