Trapped!

£68.40

Trapped!

The Story of Floyd Collins

True stories of heroism, endurance and survival History of the Americas

Authors: Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker

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Language: English

Published by: The University Press of Kentucky

Published on: 1st April 2013

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 360 pages

ISBN: 9780813143958


"When Floyd Collins became trapped in a cave in southern Kentucky in early 1925, the sensationalism and hysteria of the rescue attempt generated America''s first true media spectacle, making Collins''s story one of the seminal events of the century. The crowds that gathered outside Sand Cave turned the rescue site into a carnival. Collins''s situation was front-page news throughout the country, hourly bulletins interrupted radio programs, and Congress recessed to hear the latest word. Trapped! is both a tense adventure and a brilliant historical recreation of the past. This new edition includes a new epilogue revealing information about the Floyed Collins story that has come to light since the book was first published.

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