33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
Language: English
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011
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- Title
- 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
- Author
- Franklin, Jonathan
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0399157778
- ISBN 13
- 9780399157776
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Reporter Jonathan Franklin taking notes at Paloma station.
Jonathan Franklin / Addict Village
Faith and Los 33 were never far apart during the rescue of the miners.
Jonathan Franklin / Addict Village
Huge convoys of equipment rolled into Camp Hope nearly every day to help with the rescue.
Ariel Caliban Marinkovic
Tears of joy filled the air when the rescue capsule began saving the lives of the thirty-three men.
Ariel Caliban Marinkovic
The print journalist with the most extensive access and contacts, Franklin reported, recorded, and filmed from the front row of the operation as it unfolded and, as a result, was afforded unprecedented and unique access to the miners and the rescuers. Now, for the first time ever, he tells their full story in 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Survival and Dramatic Rescue of the Chilean Miners
Franklin's status as a "local"--he has lived in Chile for 16 years, speaks fluent Spanish, and has six daughters with his Chilean wife--and his 25 years' experience as an investigative reporter provided him access other journalists could only dream of. For almost six weeks he lived on the hillside that served as the rescue operation's nerve center. He sat in on planning meetings, pored over government documents, and recorded sessions between the miners and the psychologists charged with looking after their mental health. He conducted interviews with miners' families, rescue workers, engineers, drill operators, and many others, including President Piñera of Chile. Even before the miners were rescued, while they were still underground, Franklin interviewed them via a makeshift phone that connected them to the surface. "I sat in this container where you could pick up a phone, dial eleven, and the phone would ring down below," says Franklin, who developed such a bond of trust with the miners that they described in great detail the dramatic first 17 days of their confinement. Cut off from the outside...
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About the Author
Jonathan Franklin has lived in Chile for more than fifteen years, twelve of those as The Guardian (UK) correspondent for Chile.
Granted a Rescue Team credential at the site of the Chilean mine disaster, his dispatches ran in The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Observer (UK) and The Sydney Morning Herald. As cameraman at the mine, he filmed exclusive footage for ABC News, CNN International, Univision and the Discovery Channel.
Fluent in Spanish, Franklin has covered events ranging from the arrest of Augusto Pinochet to the inner workings of the cocaine trade during his years in South America. His features are regularly published in GQ, Esquire, Marie Claire, Playboy and many other magazines. As cofounder of www.AddictVillage.com, Mr. Franklin travels throughout Latin America to produce reports for magazines and newspapers worldwide. His investigative reporting has been used by ABCs Nightline, CBSs 60 Minutes, A&E, the BBC and numerous documentary productions worldwide.
An American who was raised in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Franklin moved to Chile in 1994 and currently resides in Santiago with his wife, Toty Garfe, and his six daughters.
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