description: In 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the Twin Towers. He made eight corssings in an hour, while 100,000 people watched in the streets of New York. In "To Reach The Clouds", Petit recreates his six-and-a-half-year quest to realize his dream. Animated by numerous photographs and Petit's sketches, this text is a serenade to his beloved towers and the unfettered aspiration they expressed.
language: English
title: To Reach the Clouds
titlecomplete: To Reach the Clouds
characters: Philippe Petit
genres: Autobiography, France, New York, Biography, Historical, Adventure, Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 1198
publisher: Faber & Faber