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Deep down dark : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free  Cover Image Book Book

Deep down dark : the untold stories of 33 men buried in a Chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free / Héctor Tobar.

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  • ISBN: 9780374280604
  • ISBN: 0374280606
  • Physical Description: x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First editon.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Cities in the desert -- I. Beneath the mountain of thunder and sorrow -- A company man -- The end of everything -- The dinner hour -- "I'm always hungry" -- Red alert! -- "We have sinned" -- Blessed among women -- A flickering flame -- Cavern of dreams -- II. Seeing the devil -- The speed of sound -- Christmas -- Astronauts -- Absolute leader -- Cowboys -- Saints, statues, Satan -- Independence Day -- Rebirth -- III. The Southern Cross -- In a better country -- The tallest tower -- Underground -- Under the stars.
Summary, etc.:
Relates the experiences of the thirty-three men who endured entrapment beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days during the San José mine collapse outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010.
Subject: San José Mine Accident, Chile, 2010.
Gold mines and mining > Accidents > Chile > Copiapó Region.
Copper mines and mining > Accidents > Chile > Copiapó Region.
Mine rescue work > Chile > Copiapó Region.
Survival > Chile > Copiapó Region.
Survival > Chile > Copiapó Region.
Genre: Narrative non-fiction.

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Deep down Dark : The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
Deep down Dark : The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
by Tobar, Héctor; Tobar, Héctor
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Table of Contents

Deep down Dark : The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologue: Cities in the Desertp. 3
Part IBeneath the Mountain of Thunder and Sorrow
1    A Company Manp. 19
2    The End of Everythingp. 29
3    The Dinner Hourp. 43
4    "I'm Always Hungry"p. 55
5    Red Alert!p. 73
6    "We Have Sinned"p. 85
7    Blessed Among Womenp. 103
8    A Flickering Flamep. 121
9    Cavern of Dreamsp. 139
Part IISeeing the Devil
10    The Speed of Soundp. 163
11    Christmasp. 173
12    Astronautsp. 187
13    Absolute Leaderp. 207
14    Cowboysp. 217
15    Saints, Statues, Satanp. 229
16    Independence Dayp. 237
17    Rebirthp. 249
Part IIIThe Southern Cross
18    In a Better Countryp. 267
19    The Tallest Towerp. 273
20    Undergroundp. 283
21    Under the Starsp. 295
Acknowledgmentsp. 307

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