Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster by Sally M. Walker, Sally M. Walker

Book downloading e free Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster

Download Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster PDF

Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster
Sally M. Walker, Sally M. Walker
Page: 224
Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
ISBN: 9781536212402
Publisher: Candlewick Press

Download Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster

Book downloading e free Underground Fire: Hope, Sacrifice, and Courage in the Cherry Mine Disaster

Overview

A historic mine fire traps hundreds of men underground in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction meticulously researched and told by a master of the genre. It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower workers and coal to chiseling out rocks and coal from the tunnels of the mine. With the electrical system broken, they’re guided by kerosene torches—and come early afternoon, a slow-moving disaster begins, barely catching the men’s attention until it’s too late. In what starts as an hour-by-hour account, Sally Walker tells the riveting and horrifying story of the Cherry Mine fire, which trapped hundreds of men underground. Alternating between rescue efforts above and the heroic measures of those trying to survive the poor air and entrapment below, the tragic story unfolds over eight excruciating days in a narrative compelled by the miners’ hope and absolute will to survive. Rich with archival photographs and documents, this stirring account includes sources, bibliography, an author’s note, and follow-up information about survivors, rescuers, and families.

Download more ebooks: Descargar PDF LAS NOCHES HABITADAS read book, [PDF] Curse of the Shadow Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #23) by Tracey West, Graham Howells, Tracey West, Graham Howells site, TODO LO QUE FUIMOS EBOOK | LAURA RIÑON SIRERA | Descargar libro PDF EPUB read pdf, [PDF/Kindle] LA ESPAÑA QUE TANTO QUISIMOS descargar gratis download link, {epub descargar} DISFRACES TERRIBLES site, {epub descargar} LOS DOS VIAJES DE EVITA pdf, Read online: Noma 2.0: Vegetable, Forest, Ocean by Mette Søberg, René Redzepi, Junichi Takahashi, Mette Søberg, René Redzepi, Junichi Takahashi link, [PDF] A CIDADE DO ÁTOMO (edición en gallego) descargar gratis pdf, DOWNLOAD [PDF] {EPUB} Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Taylor Jenkins Reid download link, [PDF] Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by site,