Book cover of The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy.

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A New York Times bestseller

What would you do in the last hour of your life?
 
The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage
  
One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father…

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I am sure everyone remembers where they were on the day of September 11, 2001. I was in Mexico, having flown past the Twin Towers the day before.

This is the first real-life account I have read about what happened on the ground that day and is a moving depiction of an everyday hero. As a reader, you can only imagine if you could have acted in the same way.

This non-fiction account introduces us to Welles Crowther, an equities trader and former firefighter who always carried a red bandanna in honor of his father. In the South Tower that…

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