Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins

Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins
ISBN-10
0813101530
ISBN-13
9780813101538
Category
History
Pages
360
Language
English
Published
1982-12-31
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Authors
Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker

Description

The sensationalism and hysteria of the rescue attempt in early 1925 generated America's first true media spectacle, making Floyd 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.

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