Description
"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.
Author: Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/31/1982
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.56w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780813101538
ISBN10: 0813101530
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | 20th Century
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