Connie A. (jazzysmom) -
Gosh did this book ever open my eyes. I knew coal mining was dangerous, but in 1958 it was even more so. Ms. Greene captures the experience of being trapped in the absolute night of a failed coal mine that you can almost see the pale beams of dying headlamps and taste the last sip of coal laced drinking water. This book is brutally detailed of this absurdity and of this distasters aftermath. This book will make you savor daylight in a way you never have-unless of course you are already a coal miner. There are diagrams and pictures and Ms Greenes words won't leave you for a long time, if ever after reading this.
Christa P. (romeo) reviewed Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster on + 334 more book reviews
Trapped a mile below earth's surface, with the scant hope of rescue, nineteen miners spent over a week without the light, drink, or food. This is the extraordinary story of their suffering, their courage, and thier miraculous rescue.
Barbara C. (kewl) reviewed Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster on + 469 more book reviews
Extraordinary story of nineteen miners suffering, their courage, and their miraculous rescue.
