308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm
Note
Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011.
Contents
Buried alive -- A desperate search -- Stuck in hell -- Speed vs. precision -- 17 days of silence -- A bonanza at the bottom of the mine -- Crawling back to life -- The marathon -- TV reality -- Finish line in sight -- The final days -- The final preparations -- The rescue -- First days of freedom.
Summary
Presents an account of the 2010 San Jose mine rescue in Chile, in which all thirty-three miners miraculously survived, providing intimate details of life inside the mine as well as the dramatic rescue operation above ground.
