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Crash at Crush by E.L. Connally - rare booklet (1960) signed
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The Crash at Crush
Famous Duel of the Iron Monsters
Waco, Texas U.S.A.
September 15, 1896
E.L. Connally
Texian Press, Waco, Texas 1960
Signed by the author on title page. Sixteen page saddle stapled booklet, illustrated.
On Sept. 16, 1896, just north of Waco, Texas, two Katy 4-4-0 Locomotives were crashed into each other each hurtling toward the other at sixty miles an hour in one of the most unusual publicity stunts of all time. an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 spectators showed up to watch this event and in the aftermath of the crash a number were killed or seriously injured. A remarkable bit of MK&T Railroad history.
This is a well researched and presented history of this remarkable event. Rare. This copy signed and inscribed by the author.
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