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]]> 2003 5 0 false Fri Jul 10 17:40:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:40:56 -0700 2009 61660980 2467997 861343 0151005591 9780151005598 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760m/861343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760s/861343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861343.Last_Man_Out_The_Story_of_the_Springhill_Mine_Disaster 3.94 32 Placing the event into a larger context, Greene describes how it became the first nationally televised disaster, as journalists from all over Canada and the U.S. converged on the small town and camped at the entrance of the mine. After their rescue, the men were the center of media attention, and some of them became instant celebrities (one was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year"; another became a spokesman for 7-Up soda). She also details the bizarre episode in which an assistant to the governor of Georgia tried to spin the disaster into a marketing gimmick to promote tourism. To the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be black, presenting him with a potential public relations nightmare. Though her use of fictionalized dialogue between the miners is sometimes distracting, Greene's extensive research brings this remarkable story to life, making Last Man Out an absorbing re-creation of a forgotten episode. --Shawn Carkonen

]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jun 30 13:37:44 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 13:37:44 -0700 2009 61058747 2391772 861343 0151005591 9780151005598 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760m/861343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760s/861343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861343.Last_Man_Out_The_Story_of_the_Springhill_Mine_Disaster 3.94 32 Placing the event into a larger context, Greene describes how it became the first nationally televised disaster, as journalists from all over Canada and the U.S. converged on the small town and camped at the entrance of the mine. After their rescue, the men were the center of media attention, and some of them became instant celebrities (one was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year"; another became a spokesman for 7-Up soda). She also details the bizarre episode in which an assistant to the governor of Georgia tried to spin the disaster into a marketing gimmick to promote tourism. To the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be black, presenting him with a potential public relations nightmare. Though her use of fictionalized dialogue between the miners is sometimes distracting, Greene's extensive research brings this remarkable story to life, making Last Man Out an absorbing re-creation of a forgotten episode. --Shawn Carkonen

]]> 2003 3 0 false Thu Jul 09 14:34:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 08:36:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:34:05 -0700 2009 60799731 2434974 861343 0151005591 9780151005598 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760m/861343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760s/861343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861343.Last_Man_Out_The_Story_of_the_Springhill_Mine_Disaster 3.94 32 Placing the event into a larger context, Greene describes how it became the first nationally televised disaster, as journalists from all over Canada and the U.S. converged on the small town and camped at the entrance of the mine. After their rescue, the men were the center of media attention, and some of them became instant celebrities (one was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year"; another became a spokesman for 7-Up soda). She also details the bizarre episode in which an assistant to the governor of Georgia tried to spin the disaster into a marketing gimmick to promote tourism. To the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be black, presenting him with a potential public relations nightmare. Though her use of fictionalized dialogue between the miners is sometimes distracting, Greene's extensive research brings this remarkable story to life, making Last Man Out an absorbing re-creation of a forgotten episode. --Shawn Carkonen

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]]> 2003 0 0 false Sat May 09 01:01:59 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 01:02:01 -0700 2009 54456293 1278646 861343 0151005591 9780151005598 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760m/861343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760s/861343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861343.Last_Man_Out_The_Story_of_the_Springhill_Mine_Disaster 3.94 32 Placing the event into a larger context, Greene describes how it became the first nationally televised disaster, as journalists from all over Canada and the U.S. converged on the small town and camped at the entrance of the mine. After their rescue, the men were the center of media attention, and some of them became instant celebrities (one was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year"; another became a spokesman for 7-Up soda). She also details the bizarre episode in which an assistant to the governor of Georgia tried to spin the disaster into a marketing gimmick to promote tourism. To the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be black, presenting him with a potential public relations nightmare. Though her use of fictionalized dialogue between the miners is sometimes distracting, Greene's extensive research brings this remarkable story to life, making Last Man Out an absorbing re-creation of a forgotten episode. --Shawn Carkonen

]]> 2003 0 0 false Thu Apr 30 04:49:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 04:49:26 -0700 2009 54435430 2260345 861343 0151005591 9780151005598 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760m/861343.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178979760s/861343.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/861343.Last_Man_Out_The_Story_of_the_Springhill_Mine_Disaster 3.94 32 Placing the event into a larger context, Greene describes how it became the first nationally televised disaster, as journalists from all over Canada and the U.S. converged on the small town and camped at the entrance of the mine. After their rescue, the men were the center of media attention, and some of them became instant celebrities (one was chosen as Canada's "Citizen of the Year"; another became a spokesman for 7-Up soda). She also details the bizarre episode in which an assistant to the governor of Georgia tried to spin the disaster into a marketing gimmick to promote tourism. To the segregationist governor's chagrin, one of the rescued miners turned out to be black, presenting him with a potential public relations nightmare. Though her use of fictionalized dialogue between the miners is sometimes distracting, Greene's extensive research brings this remarkable story to life, making Last Man Out an absorbing re-creation of a forgotten episode. --Shawn Carkonen

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