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LiveWires Presents: Neil Swidey author of Trapped Under the Sea
Reading Public Library is delighted to welcome Boston Globe Magazine reporter NEIL SWIDEY for a discussion of his latest book.
Tuesday 10/20 @ 7:00 p.m. Pleasant Street Center, 49 Pleasant St. Reading
Reading Public Library is delighted to welcome Boston Globe Magazine reporter NEIL SWIDEY for a discussion of his latest book, Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness.
On July 21, 1999, five deep-sea welders descended one mile down into Boston Harbor and then traversed almost 10 miles beneath the seafloor in a dry sewage tunnel with no breathable air, no light and no chance for rescue should things go horribly wrong, which they did.
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Swidey uses his considerable storytelling skills as he weaves the histories of the divers with explanations of the engineering complexities of the project, and the roles of construction companies, governmental agencies, and others in the tragedy. A book sale and signing will follow the presentation. This event is free of charge thanks to the
generous sponsorship of The Friends of Reading Public Library.
