The Short Stacks 21: Garrett M. Graff// Only Plane in the Sky
Today on The Short Stacks we have author and journalist, Garrett M. Graff, whose newest book is The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 is a detailed look at the events of September 11, 2001 as told by the people who lived it. Garrett tells us about the process of creating a cohesive narrative from hundreds of interviews, and what he learned about a day that has been etched in the collective American memory.
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Everything we talk about on today's episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon.
The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
"We're the Only Plane in the Sky" (Garrett M. Graff, Politico Magazine)
102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn
The 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
"Motorcycle backfiring sparks "shooter" panic in New York's Times Square" (CBS News, Youtube.com)
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Threat Matrix by Garrett M. Graff
Touching History by Lynn Spencer
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Furious Hours by Casey Cep
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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