Westray - My Journey from Darkness to Light

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 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 new purpose when he became part of a labour movement that successfully lobbied the federal government to bring in a worker-safety law that became known as the Westray Bill.
Theriault openly discusses his complicated journey in this straightforward, simply written memoir, which begins with the promise of a good job with good pay at Westray.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

This is a book of heroic survival, heroic recovery and heroic solidarity. This is a story every Canadian ought to know, told in the simple words of the man who lived it. --Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC)

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Marjorie Coady, Vernon Theriault
• Verlag: Nimbus Publishing Limited
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781771086745
• ISBN: 978-1-77108-674-5
• Seiten: 176
• Abmessung: 142 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Gewicht: 227 g
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges