TRAPPED! by Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker ( 9780813101538 )

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Title:

TRAPPED!
THE STORY OF FLOYD COLLINS

By:

Robert K. Murray, Roger W. Brucker

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0813101530

ISBN 13:

9780813101538

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Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY

Pub. date:

30 November, 1982

Edition:

Revised ed.

Pages:

356

Description:

This text is an historical recreation of an event in the past that became the first true media spectacle in America. The book charts the story of Floyd Collins' entrapment in a Kentucky cave in 1925, and the subsequent rescue attempt that caused sensationalism and hysteria.

Synopsis:

"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.

Illustrations:

black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

The University Press of Kentucky

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