Product Description

Nine men trapped with no food or drinking water. In their underground grave the waters were rising and the oxygen vanishing. They faced imminent death from suffocation or drowning. But miraculously, all nine of the miners survived. It took 77 hours to rescue them from a tiny, pitch black chamber of rock, only 3 feet high. This is their terrifying and moving story. The only official story, told in their own voices, with chapters from their wives, girlfriends and mothers who waited up above with increasing desperation. This is a rare, and raw, book. How did these nine men prepare for death? What do you think about as the waters rise, as breathing becomes harder and harder...? This is a nail biting and life-changing account of a nearly tragic disaster.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #341160 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 196 pages

Daily Mail
`I can testify that once started, you can't stop living those hours of waiting.'

From the Publisher
The gripping, inspirational story of nine coal miners who were trapped two miles below the earth's surface for over three days. A massive US bestseller.

About the Author
77 Hours is written by the nine Quecreek miners and their families.