Format: Paperback
Pages: 360
ISBN: 9780813101538
Pub Date: 31 Dec 1982
Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Illustrations: illus
Description:
"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.