Trapped!
The Story of Floyd Collins

I wake in the middle of the night, sweaty and breathing hard despite the sub-zero temperatures outside. I hear the whistle of wind and the rattle of the old drafty window sashes in their frames. I am at home in my bed, but at the same time I am back in Sand Cave and I feel that incessant drip of spe......more

Picked this book up at the library after seeing it on the shelf at Mammoth Cave's gift shop. It is both dull and exciting, factual and given to excess. The book excels at describing the horror of Collins' predicament, the blistering infighting of the rescuers, and the surrounding media carnival. The......more

Trapped! The Story of Floyd Collins by Robert K. Murray & Robert W. Brucker (The University Press of Kentucky 1982) (Biography). This is one scary book. In fact, this is probably the scariest book I ever read in my life, and it's a true story. Floyd Collins was a Kentucky mountaineer who was obsesse......more

An incredible story written by a duo of men who both brought their individual expertise to the table. I had just visited Mammoth Caves and since I love to learn more about things I enjoy, I got several more books to read as well. The story starts right off with Floyd venturing into the cave he's bee......more

I never wanted to explore a cave. This book is as close to the experience as I will get. That might explain why I was terrified throughout while listening to the audiobook. This is the story of Floyd Collins, a man who, in 1925, explores a cave by himself, becomes trapped and then dies. The descripti......more