![]() ![]() A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Published 2002 Binding Softcover ISBN 10 0060513608 Quantity Available 1 Seller Old Goat Books Waterloo, Ontario, CAN Seller rating : Description: HarperCollins, 2002. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Jim DeFede 4.23 45,314 ratings6,772 reviews Perfect for fans of the hit Broadway musical Come from Away. Highest Price Lowest Price All Copies The Day the World Came to Town by Defede, Jim Condition Used - NF. ![]() The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. See search resultsfor this author Jim DeFede(Author) 4. When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Hardcover Septemby Jim DeFede (Author) Visit Amazon's Jim DeFede Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of the musical Come From Away! ![]()
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