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Plot Summary of Braving The Waves
"This is the story telling how people from a small town raced to save others on 9-11 and then did the same when Flight 587 crashed in their neighborhood. And it's the story of how people overcome."
Neighbor, Resident Scholar



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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 1990's - 20th century
History of disaster/tragedy? Yes
Kind of disaster: - Plane/Blimp
Nationality? - American--General

Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic
From a certain profession/group? - simple laborers
Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart

Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group? - criminals
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Big City? Yes
City: - New York
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
How much gore? - 2 ()
How fast-paced is the book? - 8 ()
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Book makes you feel... - in awe
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
How much romance? - 1 ()
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - gentle humor
How much emphasis on small details? - 3 ()
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