| Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America's Deadliest Publicity Stunt Contributor(s): Cox, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540240282 ISBN-13: 9781540240286 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $29.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.04 lbs) 226 pages |
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| 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 planned for every contingency. But when elephant-sized chunks of steam locomotive began raining down into the packed stands, the extravaganza quickly unraveled into one of the Lone Star State's most confounding tragedies. The soon-to-be famous Scott Joplin commemorated the debacle in "The Great Crush Collision March," and entrepreneurs like "Head-On Joe" Connolly of Iowa continued the tradition of the staged locomotive duel for decades. But the stupefying incident still slipped into the back pages of Texas lore. In the first-ever book on the subject, writer-historian Mike Cox finally tells the full story of the Crash at Crush. |