{"product_id":"the-angola-horror-9780801449086","title":"The Angola Horror","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn December 18, 1867, the Buffalo and Erie Railroad’s eastbound New York Express derailed as it approached the high truss bridge over Big Sister Creek, just east of the small settlement of Angola, New York, on the shores of Lake Erie. The last two cars of the express train were pitched completely off the tracks and plummeted into the creek bed...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this impressively researched book, Charity Vogel uncovers the once-lost story of the horrific accident. She provides a gripping narrative of the events leading up to the wreck, the crash itself, and its aftermath. She also firmly situates the episode in the context of nineteenth-century American railroad history, the development of modern journalism, and post-Civil War concers about death, burial, and remembrance. Vogel has conducted extensive research to re-create the tragedy, using or visiting over thirty archives, consulting sixty-five different period newspapers and magazines, and incorporating dozens of other primary sources. She deftly weaves those numerous sources into a detailed account of the accident, describing the passengers on the train and their backgrounds, explaining how the derailment occurred, and recounting the gruesome aftermath. The narrative is compelling, creating an air of suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn December 18, 1867, the New York Express train from Cleveland to Buffalo derailed in frigid temperatures at Angola, NY, resulting in horrific injuries and heavy loss of life. Charity Vogel has written an exhaustive history of the accident.... Her narrative tracing the train's route builds suspense with every mile and station until the train meets its doom.... Verdict: This is history writing at its best, as Vogel immerses her readers in the event's 1867 context. Highly recommended. – STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurprise is hard to achieve when a historian sets out to tell a story with an outcome long established, but \u003ci\u003eThe Angola Horror\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a classic thriller... Vogel makes good use of suspense to build tension, mood and character reconstruction to play on reader emotions, and a heightened expectation of terror to come... Readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Angola Horror\u003c\/i\u003e will find a compelling human drama that should be studied and enjoyed by anyone looking to understand this moment in New York history.\u003c\/p\u003e * New York History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVogel's work is gracefully written, and the notes and bibliography reveal a staggering amount of research into contemporary newspapers and other primary sources. This is social history; the author imaginatively reconstructs the lives and experiences of those traveling on the \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e that day, as well as the men and women of Angola, New York, who rose to the occasion when disaster struck.... The overall result... is a vivid depiction of antebellum life and travel.\u003c\/p\u003e * Railroad History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a format that allowed readers to place themselves onboard the 1867 train and experience a closeness and relationship with the eighty-seven characters presented.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Innovation Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will have a wide readership far beyond the focused group of rail aficionados. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast of Characters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: America on the Rails\u003cbr\u003e1. Troubled Sleep\u003cbr\u003e2. Angola at Dawn\u003cbr\u003e3. Getting Under Way\u003cbr\u003e4. En Route\u003cbr\u003e5. Delays\u003cbr\u003e6. Approach\u003cbr\u003e7. Breaking\u003cbr\u003e8. Falling\u003cbr\u003e9. Horror\u003cbr\u003e10. Rescue\u003cbr\u003e11. Recognitions\u003cbr\u003e12. Reports\u003cbr\u003e13. Mourning\u003cbr\u003e14. Judging\u003cbr\u003e15. Debates\u003cbr\u003e16. Changes\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Lost Souls\u003cbr\u003ePostscript: After the Horror\u003ci\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405134340439,"sku":"9780801449086","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-angola-horror-9780801449086","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}