The Bath School Disaster
May 6, 2009
Bernstein with the audience
On Saturday, the Capital Area District Library welcomed Arnie Bernstein, author of Bath Massacre: America’s First School Bombing. The captivated audience listened as Bernstein discussed his compelling book investigating the horrific crime that forever changed the community of Bath.
Kehoe's Truck
On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe set off several explosives concealed in the basement of the Bath Consolidated School then killed himself by car bomb taking the life of others helping in the rescue. The same day, Kehoe, brutally murdered his wife and burned down his farm killing their livestock and destroying all the crops. In total, 45 people died, mostly children.
After a 30-minute emotional lecture, Bernstein took questions from the audience and honored a survivor of the disaster who attended the event. He also chatted with the audience afterwards while signing autographs.
Book TV Videographer
The event drew a substantial crowd, as well as the media. The program will be aired on C-SPAN’s Book TV on Saturday, May 16 at 5 PM, Sunday, May 17 at 4 am and Monday, May 18 at 1:30 am.
on the same day. Local authors, collectors, and historical and genealogical societies displayed materials from their collections. Find more pictures of local treasures as well as photos from the Bernstein event at flickr.
For more information on the Bath School Disaster, check out Mr. Bernstein’s book at CADL.
Bath School Disaster survivers talk to Story Corp. http://www.storycorps.org/?s=Bath+School+Disaster
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