The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Ashland Horror Mini-Fest From the New York Times

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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers Ashland Horror Mini-Fest From the New York TimesIn 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and in two dramatic foldout spreads the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat. The Man Who Walked