Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift

by Jessica DuLong, Mitchell Zuckoff Narrated by Patricia Santomasso

Overview

Saved at the Seawall is the definitive history of the largest ever waterborne evacuation. Jessica DuLong reveals the dramatic story of how the New York Harbor maritime community heroically delivered stranded commuters, residents, and visitors out of harm's way. Even before the US Coast Guard called for "all available boats," tugs, ferries, dinner boats, and other vessels had sped to the rescue from points all across New York Harbor. In less than nine hours, captains and crews transported nearly half a million people from Manhattan.



Anchored in eyewitness accounts and written by a mariner who served at Ground Zero, Saved at the Seawall weaves together the personal stories of people rescued that day with those of the mariners who saved them. DuLong describes the inner workings of New York Harbor and reveals the collaborative power of its close-knit community. Her chronicle of those crucial hours, when hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, highlights how resourcefulness and basic human goodness triumphed over turmoil on one of America's darkest days.

Editorial Reviews

Robert Snyder

Saved at the Seawall is more than a book about September 11. It is a story of work, New York Harbor, and how the skills and mindsets that mariners developed over many years were summoned up on a terrible morning.

The Writer's Jam

It's a fascinating, beautiful, heartbreaking story about the triumph of the human spirit on one of our country's darkest days.

Hippocampus Magazine

DuLong's carefully researched book chronicles the response from the water and the evacuation efforts as 'boat crews evacuated an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 civilians in less than nine hours,' making it the largest water evacuation in history. DuLong focuses on eyewitness accounts with an unfiltered writing style that captures the quick decision-making required while in the middle of sensory overload, chaos, and devastation.

tugster: a waterblog

The details are palpable, and told with skill.

From the Publisher

Saved at the Seawall is more than a book about September 11. It is a story of work, New York Harbor, and how the skills and mindsets that mariners developed over many years were summoned up on a terrible morning.

--Robert Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian, "New Books Network"

DuLong's carefully researched book chronicles the response from the water and the evacuation efforts as 'boat crews evacuated an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 civilians in less than nine hours, ' making it the largest water evacuation in history. DuLong focuses on eyewitness accounts with an unfiltered writing style that captures the quick decision-making required while in the middle of sensory overload, chaos, and devastation.

-- "Hippocampus Magazine"

It's a fascinating, beautiful, heartbreaking story about the triumph of the human spirit on one of our country's darkest days.

-- "The Writer's Jam"

The details are palpable, and told with skill.

-- "tugster: a waterblog"

New Books Network

"Saved at the Seawall is more than a book about September 11. It is a story of work, New York Harbor, and how the skills and mindsets that mariners developed over many years were summoned up on a terrible morning."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159424334
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	09/12/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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