Rinaldi, Tom

The story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther that traces his faith-based outlook on life, position as a volunteer in his local fire department, and desire to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.

This young readers' adaptation of the story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther looks at his faith-based philosophy, his ambition to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Examines the life of Welles Crowther, a boy who grew up in Upper Nyack, New York and always had in his back pocket a red handkerchief his father had given him one Sunday before church. Crowther grew up and got a job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, and, according to witnesses, he died there saving others' lives while wearing that handkerchief.

The story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther that traces his faith-based outlook on life, position as a volunteer in his local fire department, and desire to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.