Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster

Trapped a mile below the earth's surface, with scant hope of rescue, nineteen miners spent one horrific week in October 1958 without food, water, light, or fresh air. Last Man Out is the extraordinary story of their suffering, their courage, and their miraculous rescue. In minute-by-minute detail, acclaimed author Melissa Fay Greene reconstructs the lives of these nineteen miners, as well as the hopes and fears of their families waiting above ground. From the moment of the mine's collapse to the media circus that ensued when the men were pulled to safety, Last Man Out is a powerful but long-forgotten drama and a remarkable piece of journalism. Book jacket.