{"product_id":"what-were-the-twin-towers","title":"What Were the Twin Towers?","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJim O'Connor is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Was Pompeii?\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Was the Battle of Gettysburg?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eWho Is Bob Dylan?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDiscover the true story of the Twin Towers--how they came to be the tallest buildings in the world and why they were destroyed.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e O'Connor, Jim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Workshop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016-05-10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Nonfiction|History|United States - 21st Century|Juvenile Nonfiction|Architecture|Juvenile Nonfiction|History|United States - 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)|New York (State)|New York|New York (N.Y.)|Buildings, structures, etc|Skyscrapers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780448487854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780448487854\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146998640921,"sku":"SP-9780448487854","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780448487854_spiral.png?v=1774150822","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/what-were-the-twin-towers","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}