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Cave-in, media frenzy, trapped man: America watched a life hang.
Trapped!
The Story of Floyd Collins
$71.05
- Paperback
360 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2025
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Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781985903326 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1985903326 |
| Author: | Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker |
| Publisher: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Imprint: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 360 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 488g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 410mm x 153mm |
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