Black Avalanche
eBook - ePub

Black Avalanche

The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster

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eBook - ePub

Black Avalanche

The Knockshinnoch Pit Disaster

About this book

Never has there been a pit disaster to compare in terms of human courage and human error with that which overwhelmed Knockshinnoch Castle Colliery, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, in the wet September of 1950. Black Avalanche is written by the famous husband and wife team, Arthur and Mary Sellwood, who learnt the truth about the disaster from the men and women who experienced this horrific disaster first hand. This book details each stage of the rescue and reports the reactions of those trapped underground. Black Avalanche tells the story of the men who lived their lives underground and of the women who feared for their safety. Finally, Arthur and Mary Sellwood illustrate how tragedy and disaster can unite people, regardless of their class, age or gender, as they struggle to cope with the situations they find themselves in.

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Yes, you can access Black Avalanche by Arthur V. Sellwood,Mary Sellwood in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9781445620053
Edition
0
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Prelude to an Avalanche
  3. 1. The Field and the Fall
  4. 2. Race for Life
  5. 3. Cul de Sac
  6. 4. The Barrier
  7. 5. Of Silence and a Psalm
  8. 6. “To Fight Our Way”
  9. 7. “In Death‚s Dark Vale”
  10. 8. Near Breaking Point
  11. 9. The “Big Bug” Takes a Chance
  12. 10. The Last Hope
  13. 11. The Road Home
  14. Aftermath