On the morning of the attacks on the World Trade Center and
the Pentagon, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy
Noonan sat down to write -- and produced at least one essay
every week through September 11, 2002. The candid and
sometimes heart-wrenching pieces collected here are full of
insights and observations on how the events influenced our
perceptions of what it means to be a New Yorker, an
American, a patriot. By training our gaze on everyone from
firemen, the President, and Catholic and Muslim mourners to
news anchors, bus drivers, and school kids, these essays
depict America in all its beauty, diversity, and strength.
With a sharp but compassionate eye, Noonan balances the
immediacy of the tragedy with its broader meaning for our
world.
At once outraged and tender, street smart and
down-home wise, A Heart, a Cross, and a Flag is a
first draft of history and an apt tribute to everything we
lost and learned.
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