Man on Wire by Philippe Petit
More than a quarter-century before September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center was immortalized by an act of unprecedented daring and beauty. In August 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit boldly and illegally fixed a rope between the tops of the still-young Twin Towers, a quarter mile off the ground. At daybreak, thousands of spectators gathered to watch in awe and adulation as he traversed the rope a full eight times in the course of an hour. In Man on Wire, Petit recounts the six years he spent preparing for this achievement. It is a fitting tribute to those lost, but not forgotten, symbols of human aspiration the Twin Towers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781602393325 |
| ISBN 10 | 160239332X |
| Title | Man on Wire |
| Author | Philippe Petit |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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