Last Man Out by Melissa Fay Greene

A mine disaster in Nova Scotia in 1958 is the subject of this gripping story. The survivors speak and the townspeople tell their story. No sanitizing of the story, no false heroes. The scars and open wounds and grudges and fears and racism are all shown. After reading this powerful story, one is amazed to learn it is a reconstruction from tapes and other sources. It is a masterfully researched and written account of a unique people in a unique time.