| Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America's Deadliest Publicity Stunt Contributor(s): Cox, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467139343 ISBN-13: 9781467139342 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| LCCN: 2019939742 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On September 15, 1896, Crush boasted the highest population in Texas. Built near Waco, the town provided the staging ground for a publicity stunt ramming two trains together at top speed. Showrunner and Katy Railroad official William Crush thought he had |
Contributor Bio(s): Cox, Mike: - An elected member of the Texas Institute of Letters, Mike Cox is the author of more than thirty nonfiction books. Over an award-winning freelance career dating back to his high school days, he has written hundreds of newspaper articles, columns, magazine stories and essays for a wide variety of regional and national publications. When not writing, he spends as much time as he can traveling, fishing, hunting and looking for new stories to tell. He lives in the Hill Country village of Wimberley, Texas. Weary of traffic jams in his nearby hometown of Austin, he's all for the development of high-speed passenger train service to lure people from their cars and SUVs. |