When Bill Arnold grabbed his Colt 45 and ran out the door of his home at Dormel Farms near midnight on July 23, 2002, he thought he'd be chasing off a would-be thief from the tool shed. Instead, he encountered two surveyors, friends of his."Billy, there's been an accident in the mine, and there's nine men missing. We think they're trapped under your farm."This is a true American story, a factual account of a string of miraculous events that saved lives and uplifted a nation, as told through the eyes of the dairy farmer who had a front-row seat to The Miracle at Quecreek Mine.

When 18 Quecreek miners reported for work on the afternoon of July 24, 2002, they had no idea their lives were about to be changed forever. A mile and a half away, Bill and Lori Arnold, owners of Dormel Farms, never gave a thought to the two mines that ran deep under their property. In a few hours their lives, too, would be changed. The Quecreek Mine Rescue made a lasting impression on many people in Somerset County, across Pennsylvania, throughout the nation and around the world. In the 3+ years since the miracle rescue took place, thousands of people have visited the rescue site too see for themselves. When all nine were rescued early Sunday morning, it was declared to be a miracle. And a miracle it certainly was. They had been brought from the brink of death to life in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and circumstances. - Publisher.

The story of the Black Wolf Coal Company's Quecreek No. 1 mine, the nine men who were trapped 200 feet below ground, and the heroic efforts of the rescuers who managed to bring the trapped miners back to the surface.

The author tells the story of the dramatic rescue of two coal miners in the 1963 cave-in at Sheppton, Pennsylvania. The first time boring was used in a mine rescue. One man was never recovered.

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Hominy Falls Mine Disaster that took place in the heart of the Appalachian coal fields in Nicholas County, West Virginia on May 6, 1968. Twenty five coal miners were trapped in an underground tomb when 15 million gallons of water broke into the Hominy Falls mine from an abandoned work site. For the next 10 days, the attention of the nation was riveted on the small mining community as volunteers worked feverishly to bring the men out alive, a feat which many believed could only be accomplished by a miracle.

It was a day that started out just like any other at the Quecreek mine, but none of the men working the 3 to 11 p.m. shift that Wednesday could ever have prepared for what was about to happen to them. Nine Alive is the story of nine Somerset County miners who showed unwavering courage and strength, waiting nearly four days for rescue while 244 feet underground. It is also the story of several hundred dedicated and tireless rescue personnel who refused to quit until all nine were safely above ground once again, overcoming fatigue, equipment failure and despair along the way. The Associated Press' full-color photography and up-to-the-minute news coverage reveals the ultimate story of bravery and hope that had all the world holding its breath and praying for a miracle.