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Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore by Richard M. Lytle (2010, Trade Paperback)
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NEW The History Press The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918, IN 9781596299313 Dis What really happened on the circus train in 1918?. He drifted to sleep, and his train bore down on the idle Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596299312
ISBN-139781596299313
eBay Product ID (ePID)92382202
Product Key Features
Book TitleGreat Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicNatural Disasters, Sociology / General, Railroads / History, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Transportation, Social Science, History
AuthorRichard M. Lytle
Book SeriesDisaster Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-021444
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal363.12/20977299
SynopsisIn the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed his cab window as he chugged toward Hammond, Indiana. He drifted to sleep, and his train bore down on the idle Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train. Soon after, the sleeping engineer's locomotive plowed into the circus train. In the subsequent wreckage and blaze, more than two hundred circus performers were injured and eighty-six were killed, most of whom were interred in a mass grave in the Showmen's Rest section of Chicago's Woodlawn Cemetery. Join local historian Richard Lytle as he recounts, in the fullest retelling to date, the details of this tragedy and its role in the overall evolution and demise of a unique entertainment industry. Book jacket., What really happened on the circus train in 1918? Read the story of this tragedy for the entertainment industry of the time. In the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed his cab window as he chugged towa, What really happened on the circus train in 1918? Read the story of this tragedy for the entertainment industry of the time. In the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed his cab window as he chugged toward Hammond, Indiana. He drifted to sleep, and his train bore down on the idle Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train. Soon after, the sleeping engineer's locomotive plowed into the circus train. In the subsequent wreckage and blaze, more than two hundred circus performers were injured and eighty-six were killed, most of whom were interred in a mass grave in the Showmen's Rest section of Chicago's Woodlawn Cemetery. Join local historian Richard Lytle as he recounts, in the fullest retelling to date, the details of this tragedy and its role in the overall evolution and demise of a unique entertainment industry.
LC Classification NumberGV1821.H3L97 2010
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- Jul 12, 2021
Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918 Tragedy in Indiana
Very good book ab out the 1918 Great Circus Train Wreck. It points out what one person can cause problems for many people. Also a lot of people come in to help correct the after math.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 29, 2025
Interesting book, New with good quality ...
Interesting book, New with good quality paper and printing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 12, 2024
Just what I needed
Just the book I was looking for. The history it contained was just what I needed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
