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Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America's Deadliest Publicity Stunt

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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.

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Autorius: Mike Cox
Leidėjas: History Press Library Editions
Išleidimo metai: 2025
Knygos puslapių skaičius: 226
ISBN-13: 9781540240286
Formatas: 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches. Knyga kietu viršeliu
Kalba: Anglų

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