This book is about the end stage of the building of the 10-mile long sewer tunnel under Boston Harbor. The entire undertaking was an amazing feat of engineering, but the long drawn out and over budget project resulted in a disaster that cost lives. The author recounts in great detail the engineering and management challenges along the way. He brings to life the people who were involved, their various roles and actions and the results.
The book starts out with a horrifying scene in which divers near the end of 10-mile tunnel far under the ocean experience equipment failure that you know will result in deaths. The author then cuts from this scene to give us the background of the project and details about the individuals involved. The engineering is explained well enough that a lay person can understand. I highly recommend this book for its riveting story.
More information about the book: http://www.randomhouse.com/book/209340/trapped-under-the-sea-by-neil-swidey
Information about the author, Neil Swidey: http://www.randomhouse.com/author/129167/neil-swidey
I receive this book for free from Blogging For Books for this review.
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