Escape from Darkness
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The story begins with the everyday life of the miners There follows an explosive disaster, deep underground which leaves many men dead. With more men trapped in an underground tunnel, with no means of escape. On then to the bravery of the Mines Rescue Tems to reach the trapped miners before the raging flames can overcome them.
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Escape from Darkness An exciting novel set in Ninteen Hundred and Fifty Three. On a bitterly cold winter's night in a small coastal mining village, huddled on the east coast of Scotland. A story of the miner's poverty and hardship, and of one family's tragedy. Of love heartbreak and deceit. Driving one man to despair and distraction. Also of one man's selfish, uncairing foolishness and stupidity. A shocking Shriek from the Pit's steam whistle, perched on top of the pit head frame. Awakened the sleeping miners and villagers of Easthaven in the middle of that dark, cold winters night. Suddenly the quiet sleepy streets were filled with the sound of running feet as the miners and villagers responded instantly to that terribe blast from the steam whistle. The pit was in serious trouble. Even in the darkness of that night, there could be seen against the night sky. A huge dense cloude of dark smoke rising from number two's upcast shaft.
About the Author
John Alexander Anderson Born and resides in Scotland Educated and brought up in a mining community Worked as an underground official in the mining industry for twenty seven years Which included responsibly for production, health and safety Also served for nine years in the mines rescue service Left the mining industry in 1988 then worked as a bus driver serving the local community Now retired still active in the community and an avid reader of history and fiction books