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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Pfeifer, Joseph, 1956– author.
Title: Ordinary heroes : a memoir of 9/11 / Joseph Pfeifer.
Description: New York, NY : Portfolio/Penguin, [2021] | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021024461 (print) | LCCN 2021024462 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593330258 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593330265 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Pfeifer, Joseph, 1956– | New York (N.Y.). Fire Department. | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. | Fire fighters—New York (State)—New York—Biography. | Search and rescue operations—New York (State)—New York. | Heroes—New York (State)—New York.
Classification: LCC HV6432.7 .P492 2021 (print) | LCC HV6432.7 (ebook) | DDC 973.931—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024461
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021024462
Cover design: Sarah Brody
Cover image: Michal Besser / Alamy Stock Photo
Book design by Ellen Cipriano, adapted for ebook by Cora Wigen
Map by Jeffrey J. Ward
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