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Miracle on the Hudson, the survivors of flight 1549 tell their extraordinary stories of courage, faith, and determination, with William Prochnau and Laura Parker

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non fiction

Miracle on the Hudson

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with William Prochnau and Laura Parker

the survivors of flight 1549 tell their extraordinary stories of courage, faith, and determination

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

Seventy-five tons over the Bronx -- Come fly with me -- "One thousand one, One thousand two, One thousand three" -- The flight from Labrador -- The bridge -- "Brace! Brace! Heads down! Stay down" -- The last moments of Flight 1549 -- A crash in Weehawken, a bow to New York -- Water, water everywhere -- "Honey, I'm in the Hudson" -- The Hudson swim team -- Wing walkers -- All aboard -- Saving Shae -- "Throw the baby" -- Night in New York -- Fame, faith, and fear of flying