Surprise Castle
/Books/History/United States/Southwestern
City on Fire: The Explosion That Devastated a Texas Town and Ignited a Historic Legal Battle

City on Fire: The Explosion That Devastated a Texas Town and Ignited a Historic Legal Battle - Paperback

by Bill Minutaglio
$17.99
$23.95
-25%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Bill MinutaglioPublish date:2014-02-15Pages:307
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292759237ISBN-10:292759231UPC:9780292759237Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCN6NPVBMG

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9780292759237ISBN-10:292759231UPC:9780292759237Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCN6NPVBMG

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.


Publisher: University of Texas Press

Contributor(s)

Bill Minutaglio

Author

Bill Minutaglio

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All