Description: The Wreck of the Old 97, Virginia, Disaster, Paperback With Fast Mail train No. 97 an hour behind schedule, locomotive engineer Steve Broady, according to legend, swore to "put her in Spencer on time" or "put her in Hell."Through eyewitness reports and court testimonies, historian Larry Aaron expertly pieces together the events of September 27, 1903, at Danville, Virginia, when the Old 97 plummeted off a forty-five-foot trestle into the ravine below. With more twists and turns than the railroad tracks on which the Old 97 ran, this book chronicles the story of one of the most famous train wrecks in American history, as well as the controversy surrounding "The Wreck of the Old 97," that most famous ballad, which secured the Old 97 a place within the annals of American folklore.
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781596298767
Book Title: Wreck of the Old 97
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Larry G. Aaron
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, FL, GA, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Natural Disasters, Railroads / History, Sociology / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Nature, Transportation, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
