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This comprehensive volume on the Texas A&M Bonfire tradition examines the 1999 Bonfire tragedy. It takes a critical look at the practices that led to the collapse of the 59-foot tall 1999 Bonfire which killed 12 students. Tells the story of the collapse and rescue operations, the physical and human causes, and assigns responsibility for the disaster. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Paperback with photo of the 1983 Bonfire (54 ft) on front cover, vi, 278 pp., color and b/w photos. Light wear, unmarked, tight binding. Seller Inventory # 021933
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Texas Aggie Bonfire : Tradition and ...
Publisher: The It Works, Austin, Texas
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Trade Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: Stated First Edition
About this title
The reader is then thrown back in time into a fascinating and detailed history of the Texas Aggie Bonfire. This history follows the Bonfire from its infancy as a pile of trash to its monstrous 1969 height of 110 feet, all the way to the present tragedy. Chronicled are the violence-stained integration of women into Bonfire construction, the environmental protests against the chopping of thousands of trees required for Bonfire each year, and reforms and impovements made to the glorious 90-year tradition.
Through interviews with seven members of the Aggie community, native Aggie Irwin Tang seeks to paint a clearer picture of the varied and complex Texas A&M culture. His conversations with students, faculty, and a former Corps of Cadets Commander reveal both the light and the dark sides of Aggieland and its constant conflicts between tradition and modern culture. From this serious study of Aggie culture emerges an examination into Bonfre's connection to the foundation of A&M culture, the mythical "Aggie Spirit."
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