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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
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"On April 15, 2013, two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 264 others. In the ensuing manhunt, Tamerlan Tsarnaev died, and his younger brother Dzhokhar was captured and ultimately charged on thirty federal counts. Yet long after the bombings and the terror they sowed, after all the testimony and debate, what we still haven't learned is why. Why did the American Dream go...
2) Long mile home: Boston under attack, the city's courageous recovery, and the epic hunt for justice
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told through the eyes of five principal characters: a police officer, a lost daughter, a determined survivor, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon director, this book is the story of the Boston Marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, written by reporters from The Boston Globe and published to coincide with the first anniversary of the tragedy. The Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013 was surrounded by events tragic, surreal,...
3) Boston
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From its humble origins 120 years ago to present day, BOSTON immerses the viewer into the wondrous kaleidoscope of the oldest annually contested marathon in the world. Evolving from a workingman's challenge to welcoming foreign athletes and eventually women, the iconic race paved the way for the modern marathon and mass participatory sports.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing describes how the explosion that amputated her foot and took the lives of those near her actually lead to unexpectedly beautiful moments in her life as she maintained friendships with those who came to her aid.
6) Stronger
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the true story. Jeff Bauman, a working-class Bostonian, was at the 2013 marathon when the bomb blast occurred and he tragically lost both of his legs. After regaining consciousness, Jeff was able to help law enforcement identify one of the bombers, but his own battle had just begun. Jeff's deeply personal journey tests a family's bond and defines a community's pride as he overcomes adversity to become the living embodiment of ''Boston...
7) Inferno in Chechnya: the Russian-Chechen wars, the Al Qaeda myth, and the Boston Marathon bombings
Author
Publisher
ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Details the history behind the Russian treatment of Chechens, the series of wars, the actual role of Arab fighters, and the Boston Marathon bombers, who are profiled in the final chapter"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"An antique ring reunites a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and the man who saved her. Together, they unearth the two-hundred-year-old history of a woman who suffered tremendous loss in the Boston Massacre, a woman torn between the love of two men - one a Patriot, and the other a Redcoat. As both women seem to forgive the wrongs done to them, each must decide whether to face their future through dependence on God's strength, or their own" --
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