The Floyd Collins Tragedy At Sand Cave

Author : John Benton,Bill Napper,Bob Thompson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439659502

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The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave by John Benton,Bill Napper,Bob Thompson Pdf

Floyd Collins is perhaps the most famous person you have probably never heard of. Collins was a Kentucky cave explorer who was trapped for more than two weeks during the winter of 1925 in a cave located within the boundaries of what is now Mammoth Cave National Park. Collins had no fear of exploring the most difficult cave passages, and few people could match his persistence and endurance. The story of Floyd Collins becoming trapped, then buried alive, and ultimately dying alone in a cave held a powerful grip on the hearts and minds of people the world over. The resulting media coverage put Mammoth Cave on the map and helped usher the actual designation of Mammoth Cave as a national park. His explorations laid the foundation for others to later discover that Mammoth Cave was the longest cave in the world.

Author : Robert K. Murray,Roger W. Brucker
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813143958

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Trapped! by Robert K. Murray,Roger W. Brucker Pdf

"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. Trapped! is both a tense adventure and a brilliant historical recreation of the past. This new edition includes a new epilogue revealing information about the Floyed Collins story that has come to light since the book was first published.

Author : Candice F. Ransom
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1575053799

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Danger at Sand Cave by Candice F. Ransom Pdf

When his friend, Floyd Collins, becomes trapped in a cave in Kentucky in 1925, ten-year-old Arly places himself in great danger while trying to help with the rescue operation.

Author : Homer Collins,John Lehrberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Sand Cave (Ky.)
ISBN : 0939748398

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The Life and Death of Floyd Collins by Homer Collins,John Lehrberger Pdf

Author : Robert K. Murray,Roger W. Brucker
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Mammoth Cave (Ky.)
ISBN : 0399123733

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Trapped! by Robert K. Murray,Roger W. Brucker Pdf

Author : David Kem
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1312175842

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The Kentucky Cave Wars by David Kem Pdf

Eighty-two square miles of rolling hills and valleys in south-central Kentucky make up Mammoth Cave National Park, one of four National Park units in the Commonwealth. Our 26th National Park is home to an enormous labyrinth of underground passages. In fact, Mammoth Cave today is understood to be the world's longest known cave system. Over 400 miles of passages have already been discovered, yet Mammoth Cave is not the only cavern in southern Kentucky. More than 300 other cave systems are known to exist within park boundaries, with many more beyond the reach of the national park. The discovery and exploitation of many of these created opportunity and prosperity for many who would seek to compete with the world famous Mammoth Cave. Roughly one hundred years of competition between enterprising cave managers, guides, locals, outsiders, explorers, and those loyal to one cave or another defined an era known as the Kentucky Cave Wars.

Author : Roger W. Brucker,Richard A. Watson
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1987-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0809313227

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The Longest Cave by Roger W. Brucker,Richard A. Watson Pdf

The dramatic story of several generations of cavers whose exciting and dangerous explorations in Kentucky's limestone labyrinths culminated in the big connection between the Flint Ridge Cave System and Mammoth Cave, forming the longest cave in the world.

Author : Ira D. Sasowsky,John Mylroie
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441991188

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Studies of Cave Sediments by Ira D. Sasowsky,John Mylroie Pdf

John E. Mylroie and Ira D. Sasowsky' Caves occupy incongruous positions in both our culture and our science. The oldest records of modem human culture are the vivid cave paintings from southern France and northern Spain, which are in some cases more than 30,000 years old (Chauvet, et ai, 1996). Yet, to call someone a "caveman" is to declare them primitive and ignorant. Caves, being cryptic and mysterious, occupied important roles in many cultures. For example, Greece, a country with abundant karst, had the oracle at Delphi and Hades the god of death working from caves. People are both drawn to and mortified by caves. Written records ofcave exploration exist from as early as 852 BC (Shaw, 1992). In the decade of the 1920's, which was rich in news events, the second biggest story (as measured by column inches of newsprint) was the entrapment of Floyd Collins in Sand Cave, Kentucky, USA. This was surpassed only by Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic (Murray and Brucker, 1979).

Author : Candice F. Ransom
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781575053790

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Danger at Sand Cave by Candice F. Ransom Pdf

When his friend, Floyd Collins, becomes trapped in a cave in Kentucky in 1925, ten-year-old Arly places himself in great danger while trying to help with the rescue operation.

Author : James D. Borden,Roger W. Brucker
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 080932346X

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Beyond Mammoth Cave by James D. Borden,Roger W. Brucker Pdf

"The big cave sucked us in," write Borden and Brucker, and so begins their account (told in alternating first-person chapters) of the roles they played in extending Kentucky's Mammoth Cave from 144 miles in 1972 to over 300 miles in 1983. Generously illustrated with drawings and maps, their tale is both a history of spelunking and an underground adventure--for the non-claustrophobic--complete with competitive rivalries and physical peril. A sequel to The longest cave, by Brucker and Richard Watson (1973). Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Adam Guettel
Publisher : Williamson Music Company
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015048037587

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Floyd Collins by Adam Guettel Pdf

(Vocal Score). New York magazine calls this award-winning drama about doomed 1920s cave explorer Floyd Collins, "The daring and original musical of our day...a powerhouse!" The vocal score by Adam Guettel and Tina Landau features 30 songs from the production, including: An' She'd Have Blue Eyes * The Ballad of Floyd Collins * The Call * The Carnival * Daybreak * The Dream * Git Comfortable * How Glory Goes * Is That Remarkable? * Lucky * Time to Go * Trapped * and more.

Author : William A. Everett,Paul R. Laird
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781107114746

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The Cambridge Companion to the Musical by William A. Everett,Paul R. Laird Pdf

An expanded and updated edition of this acclaimed, wide-ranging survey of musical theatre in New York, London, and elsewhere.

Author : Jamie Davis,Jamie Davis Whitmer,Sam Queen
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780738737508

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Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums by Jamie Davis,Jamie Davis Whitmer,Sam Queen Pdf

Recounts supernatural encounters from ten well-known U.S. institutions, including West Virginia Penitentiary and St. Albans Sanatorium, in a work that features photographs, highlights from site tours, and historical information.

Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1971 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135455088

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Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science by John Gunn Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.

Author : Robert P. Arthur
Publisher : Rolling Olive Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0933316453

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Hymn to the Chesapeake by Robert P. Arthur Pdf

This expanded poetry edition contains new works from the past twenty years, revisions, and numerous photographs by A. Aubey Bodine, whose photographs inspired much of Robert P. Arthur's work.