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The Texas City Disaster, 1947

On April 16, 1947, a small fire broke out among bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in the hold of the ship Grandcamp as it lay docked at Texas City, Texas. Despite immediate attempts to extinguish the fire, it rapidly intensified until the Grandcamp exploded in a blast that caused massive loss of life book city magazine oklahoma publication and property. In the ensuing chaos, no one gave much thought to the ship in the next slip, the High Flyer. It exploded sixteen hours later. The story of the Texas City explosions - America`s worst industrial disaster in terms of casualties - has never been fully told until now. In this book, Hugh W. Stephens draws on official reports, newspaper book city magazine oklahoma publication and magazine articles, personal letters, book city magazine oklahoma publication and interviews with several dozen survivors to provide the first full account of the disaster at Texas City. Stephens describes the two explosions book city magazine oklahoma publication and the heroic efforts of Southeast Texans to rescue survivors book city magazine oklahoma publication and cope with extensive property damage. At the same time, he explores why the disaster occurred, showing how a chain of indifference book city magazine oklahoma publication and negligence made a serious industrial accident almost inevitable, while a lack of emergency planning allowed it to escalate into a major catastrophe. This gripping, cautionary tale holds important lessons for a wide reading public. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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Breaking Free

Breaking Free, part art book, part biography, is the story of Kurelek s life, told with eloquence book city magazine oklahoma publication and compassion by Cutler book city magazine oklahoma publication and illustrated with Kurelek s well-known book city magazine oklahoma publication and well-loved paintings The Globe And Mail May Ebbitt Cutler has created a beautiful tribute to the life book city magazine oklahoma publication and art of William Kurelek This handsome book city magazine oklahoma publication and elegant biography gives readers insight into the life of a man who struggled to break free book city magazine oklahoma publication and achieve his own personal vision of art book city magazine oklahoma publication and life. This powerful story will be of interest to anyone interested in Canadian art book city magazine oklahoma publication and is highly recommended for school book city magazine oklahoma publication and public library collections. CM Magazine Reading this book is like walking through a gallery of Kurelek s works with someone who knows some good stories about him book city magazine oklahoma publication and just invites you to notice details, such as Bill painting his childhood self into a picture [Kurelek s] life, as retold by Cutler, could well present a template of optimism for those young people who have their own difficulties making a path though the forest. Sarah Ellis in Quill & Quire For those familiar with Kurelek, this book will complete the picture. Many others will find it a welcome introduction to a remarkable artist. CITY Parent This new book about [Kurelek] will be a joy to read to your children or grandchildren book city magazine oklahoma publication and a treasure for your own library. Rural Roots Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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