{"product_id":"train-crash-at-crush-texas-americas-deadliest-publicity-stunt-hardcover","title":"Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America's Deadliest Publicity Stunt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Cox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163371147399,"sku":"9781540240286","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/58c988d78e31982a63e4ada2c4b1c1ea.webp?v=1733296776","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/train-crash-at-crush-texas-americas-deadliest-publicity-stunt-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}