5337763
9781597163637
Texas City Disaster
by Scher, Linda
by Scher, Linda
About this item
- Condition: Good
- Provider: JensonBooks Contact
- Provider Rating: 96%
- Ships From: Logan, UT
- Shipping: Standard
- Comments: Ex-library book. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9781597163637
- ISBN: 1597163635
- Publication Date: 2007
- Publisher: Bearport Publishing Company, Incorporated
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SUMMARY
The cargo ship Grandcamp was docked in Texas City, Texas, loaded with bags of fertilizer bound for farmers in Europe. The fertilizer seemed harmless, but it contained a substance that is also used to make bombs. When blue smoke began to rise from the bags, dockworkers rushed to put out the fire that had begun. Yet the flames kept growing. They caused an explosion that set roofs ablaze, hurled fireballs toward tanks filled with dangerous chemicals, and even created a giant tidal wave. The terrible chain of events formed the worst industrial accident in U.S. history and raised questions about safety that would eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Book jacket.Scher, Linda is the author of 'Texas City Disaster ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781597163637 and ISBN 1597163635.
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