City on Fire : The Forgotten Disaster That Devastated a Town and Ignited a Landmark Legal Battle
by Bill Minutaglio
Category: History

Recreates the ammonium nitrate explosion that occurred off the coast of Texas City, Texas in 1947 that took the lives of seven hundred people, and injured close to five thousand others, vividly detailing this small town's heroism and courage as they filed a momentous legal claim against the United States government.