About the Author

Jer� Longman is a sports reporter for the New York Times whose books include the national bestseller Among the Heroes: United Flight 93 and the Passengers and Crew Who Fought Back and The Hurricanes: One High School Team's Homecoming After Katrina, chosen by Slate magazine as one of the Best Books of 2008.

Reviews

"A powerful reconstruction of the flight's final moments....Made me think of John Hersey's Hiroshima." -- New York Times Book Review"The definitive account of the flight and those who went down with it." -- Washington Post Book World