TY - BOOK AU - O'Connor,Jim AU - Hammond,Ted TI - What were the Twin Towers? T2 - What was...? SN - 9780448487854 AV - NA 6233 O18w 2016 U1 - 725/.23097471 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House KW - World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) KW - Juvenile literature KW - World Trade Center (Nueva York, N.Y. : 1970-2001) KW - Literatura juvenil KW - Skyscrapers KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - Rascacielos KW - Nueva York (Estados Unidos) KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Buildings, structures, etc KW - Edificios, estructuras, etc. N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 108); What were the Twin Towers?-- Money, money, money-- Sky-high towers-- Battle plan-- Up they go Love 'em or hate 'em!-- Daredevils-- City within a city-- The first attack-- 9/11 Why did the towers fall?-- The New World Trade Center-- The museum-- Timelines N2 - "Discover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed. When the Twin Towers were built in 1973, they were billed as an architectural wonder. At 1,368 feet, they clocked in as the tallest buildings in the world and changed the New York City skyline dramatically. Offices and corporations moved into the towers--also known as the World Trade Center--and the buildings were seen as the economic hub of the world. But on September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack toppled the towers and changed our nation forever. Discover the whole story of the Twin Towers--from their ambitious construction to their tragic end"-- ER -