Westray: My Journey From Darkness to Light by Theriault, Vernon

Nimbus Publishing, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Nimbus Publishing, Limited, 2018. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

At 5:18 A.M. on May 9, 1992, the Westray mine exploded in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, with twenty-six men underground. This is the story of a man who worked with these men and his struggles with the aftermath...

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nimbus Publishing Limited, 2018. 162pp. with illustrations. Small curl at corners, light creasing from page handling and light soil to outer edges. Wraps have light edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 14 x 21.6 x 1.3cm, wt400g. Soft Cover. VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Signed by Author-" Vernon Theriault was off shift when the Westray mine exploded in 1992, killing twenty-six men in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. Theriault took part in the perilous rescue operation that followed, as the small community hoped against hope that survivors would be found. As the magnitude of Westray took hold, Theriault found himself struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares. When he tried to re-educate himself for another line of work, he discovered that he was both illiterate and dyslexic. Theriault found a new purpose when he became part of a labor movement that successfully lobbied the federal government to bring in a worker-safety law that became known as the Westray Bill. Theriault collaborated with his cousin Marjorie Coady to write this book, which contains color photographs as well as excerpts from the report of a judicial inquiry called Westray "an accident waiting to happen." Theriault describes what it was like to work underground in the mine and takes readers… Read More

Nimbus Pub Ltd, 2019. Paperback. New. 176 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.