Miracle On The Hudson Summary

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Miracle on the Hudson: The Survivors of Flight 1549 by William Prochnau and Laura Parker is a gripping retelling of the crash of US Airways Flight 1549. The novel’s descriptive and easy to follow writing style, engaging survivor interviews, and captivating atmosphere make it a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the incident or is into nonfiction.
For starters, the writing style is comprehensible and easy to follow. Words are well chosen and not too complicated, making the novel accessible to most individuals. The vocabulary is also strong and descriptive, rendering imagining the setting while reading along effortless. A good example of this is any time the setting inside or outside the plane itself is described. The authors

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