Inside the Well by Lance Lunsford (Paperback Book)

Name: Inside the Well by Lance Lunsford (Paperback Book)
Brand: Texas A & M University Press

Texas A & M University Press

On October 14, 1987, eighteen-month-old Jessica McClure fell into a well, igniting a 56-hour sprint to free her. The oil boomtown of Midland, Texas, supplied a ragtag crew of rescuers. Firemen, policemen, roofing contractors, oil drillers, mining engineers, cowpokes, and nosy neighbors all worked together, improvising their way to the story's happy conclusion: when paramedics hoisted baby Jessica into the limelight.\nAlso on the scene was fourth-grader Lance Lunsford, who craned his neck over the fence to try to watch the events unfold. There was a lot to see. Every major news station\u2014local, regional, national, and even global\u2014was represented. CNN for the first time inaugurated 24-hour reporting, birthing the round-the-clock disaster coverage commonplace on cable news today. Later in life\n\nInside the Well\nThe Midland, Texas Rescue of Baby Jessica\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n;