First published in 2003, City on Fire is a gripping, intimate account of the explosions of two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer that demolished Texas City, Texas, in April 1947, in one of the most catastrophic disasters in American history.
First published in 2003, City on Fire is a gripping, intimate account of the explosions of two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer that demolished Texas City, Texas, in April 1947, in one of the most catastrophic disasters in American history.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Bill Minutaglio is author or coauthor of eight books, including Dallas 1963 , In Search of the Blues: A Journey to the Soul of Black Texas, First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty, and Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, Outside: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. He has been interviewed on the Today Show, CNN, NPR, PBS, and the BBC. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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Introduction Texas City Police Department The Priest: April 7, 1947 The Voyage: April 7, 1947 The Priest: April 8, 1947 The Ship: April 8, 1947 The Company: April 9, 1947 The Ship: April 9, 1947 The Priest: April 9, 1947 The Ship: April 10, 1947 The Mayor: April 10, 1947 The Ship: April 10, 1947 The Mayor: April 10, 1947 The Warning: April 14, 1947 The Ship: April 14, 1947 The Priest: April 16, 1947, 6:00 A.M.-9:12 A.M. The People: April 16, 1947, 6:00 A.M.-9:12 A.M. The First Words from Texas City: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. The Scientist: April 16, 9:12 A.M. The Mayor: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. The City: April 16, 9:12 A.M. The Mayor The People: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. Photo Section The Priest: April 16 The Second Explosion: April 16, 10:00 A.M.-Midnight The President: April 17, 1947 The City: April 17, 1947 The City: April 18, 1947 The Gangster: April 19, 1947 The Priest: April 24, 1947 The Unknown Dead: June 22, 1947 The Mayor: August 23, 1947 “United States of America, Defendant”: April 1948 The Trial: April 1950 “By Direction of the President of the United States”: 1949-1952 The King Can Do no Wrong: Summer 1953 “Speak Freely”: Fall 1953 “Pleased to Advise”: 1954-1955 Good People: April 2001 Acknowledgments
Introduction Texas City Police Department The Priest: April 7, 1947 The Voyage: April 7, 1947 The Priest: April 8, 1947 The Ship: April 8, 1947 The Company: April 9, 1947 The Ship: April 9, 1947 The Priest: April 9, 1947 The Ship: April 10, 1947 The Mayor: April 10, 1947 The Ship: April 10, 1947 The Mayor: April 10, 1947 The Warning: April 14, 1947 The Ship: April 14, 1947 The Priest: April 16, 1947, 6:00 A.M.-9:12 A.M. The People: April 16, 1947, 6:00 A.M.-9:12 A.M. The First Words from Texas City: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. The Scientist: April 16, 9:12 A.M. The Mayor: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. The City: April 16, 9:12 A.M. The Mayor The People: April 16, 1947, 9:12 A.M. Photo Section The Priest: April 16 The Second Explosion: April 16, 10:00 A.M.-Midnight The President: April 17, 1947 The City: April 17, 1947 The City: April 18, 1947 The Gangster: April 19, 1947 The Priest: April 24, 1947 The Unknown Dead: June 22, 1947 The Mayor: August 23, 1947 “United States of America, Defendant”: April 1948 The Trial: April 1950 “By Direction of the President of the United States”: 1949-1952 The King Can Do no Wrong: Summer 1953 “Speak Freely”: Fall 1953 “Pleased to Advise”: 1954-1955 Good People: April 2001 Acknowledgments
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