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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.
| ISBN-13 | 9781540240286 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1540240282 |
| Weight | 1.04 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.56 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $31.99 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 226 pages |
| Publisher | History Press Library Editions |
| Published On | 2019-08-26 |
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