The Floyd Collins tragedy at sand cave / Bob Thompson, John Benton and Bill Napper.
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TextSeries: Images of AmericaPublisher: Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (210 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- 9781439659502 (e-book)
- 796.525092 23
- GB601.6.C64 .T466 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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