Miracle on the Hudson: The Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage, Faith, and Determination:SIGNED BY SURVIVOR

Parker, Laura

ISBN 10: 0345519949 / ISBN 13: 9780345519948

Published by Ballantine Books, 2009

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## FINE book is clean, crisp, unclipped and unmarked. First Edition. First printing. Full number line. Dust jacket is Fine. SIGNED by one of the PASSENGERS ( L. Snodgrass in seat 15F) on the front endpaper. No other marks in or on book. Not a remainder. Not ex library. Dust jacket protected in a crystal clear MYLAR cover. 254 pages. Bubble wrapped and custom boxed for standard shipping. Appears new, unused. UNUSUALLY SIGNED COPY. Fine First Edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Miracle on the Hudson: The Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage, Faith, and Determination:SIGNED BY SURVIVOR
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345519949
• ISBN 13: 9780345519948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In this heart-stopping tale, the passengers of the Hudson River crash landing evoke in compelling detail the terrifying explosion as both engines were destroyed, the violent landing on the river, and the thrill of their rescue from the wings and from rafts. Jay McDonald, a thirty-nine-year-old software developer, had survived brain-tumor surgery just two years earlier and now faced the unimaginable. Tracey Wolsko, a nervous flier, suddenly became other people’s rock: “Just pray. It’s going to be all right.” As the plane started sinking, Lucille Palmer, eighty-five, told her daughter to save herself: “Just leave me!” Featuring moments of chaos and stoicism, fortuitous mistakes and quick instincts, Miracle on the Hudson is the chronicle of one of the most phenomenal stories of recent years, one that could have been a nightmare and instead became a stirring narrative of heroism and hope.

About the Author

William Prochnau and Laura Parker write collaborative articles for Vanity Fair, where Prochnau is a contributing editor. They interviewed 120 passengers of Flight 1549, as well as many first responders and rescuers. Prochnau, a former national correspondent for The Washington Post, has written three acclaimed books, including Once Upon A Distant War . Parker covered aviation for The Washington Post and spent 10 years as a national correspondent at USA Today. They live in Washington, D.C.