United States History - Northeastern & Middle Atlantic Region, Entertainment Biography, Olympics and Olympic Sports, Performing Arts
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Overview
Petit tells the dramatic story of his 1974 high wire crossing between the all-but-completed Twin Towers.Synopsis
The extraordinary true story of Philippe Petit's death-defying high-wire walk between the newly-built Twin Towers.One night in 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. At day-break, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings, as a hundred thousand people watched. In To Reach the Clouds, Philippe Petit re-creates a six-year quest to realize his dream. Animated by never-before-seen photographs and Petit's ingenious sketches, To Reach the Clouds is a tour-de force of the imagination and a serenade to his beloved towers.
Book Details
Published
February 19, 2004
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pages
227
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571217717