{"product_id":"trapped-the-story-of-floyd-collins-paperback-1","title":"Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger W. Brucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTina Landau\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen small-town farmer and cave explorer Floyd Collins became trapped in a southern Kentucky cave 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 most prominent of the century. The crowds that gathered outside Sand Cave turned the rescue site into a carnival. Collins's plight was front-page news throughout the country, hourly bulletins interrupted radio programs, and Congress recessed to hear the latest word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new foreword by Tina Landau, bookwriter and director of the musical \u003ci\u003eFloyd Collins\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a new afterword by Roger W. Brucker, \u003ci\u003eTrapped!\u003c\/i\u003e is a tense adventure and a brilliant historical re-creation of the past--a tale as enthralling today as it was when the event took place over one hundred years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Murray \u003c\/b\u003e(1922-2019) was professor of history at Pennsylvania State University for more than three decades as well as a senior fellow in the university's Institute for the Arts and Humanities. His work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Harding Era: Warren G. Harding and His Administration\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe 103rd Ballot: Democrats and the Disaster in Madison Square Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coauthored book \u003ci\u003eGreatness in the White House: Rating the Presidents--From George Washington through Ronald Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRoger W. Brucker\u003c\/b\u003e is a lifelong cave explorer and cofounder of the Cave Research Foundation. He is coauthor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Cave \u003c\/i\u003ewith Richard A. Watson, and is also author of \u003ci\u003eGrand, Gloomy, and Peculiar: Stephen Bishop at Mammoth Cave \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMama Says, Don't Cave: Ergor's Unbelievable Cave Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (under the pseudonym Ergor Rubreck).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 358\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53578680860979,"sku":"9781985903326","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/h6Z3X9-rLB9781985903326.webp?v=1782828450","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/trapped-the-story-of-floyd-collins-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}