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Cargando... Gone at 3:17 : the untold story of the worst school disaster in American history (edición 2012)por David M. Brown, Michael Wereschagin
Información de la obraGone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History por David Brown
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. This is one of the saddest non-fiction books I have ever read. It is also an exemplary demonstration of the power of clear and precise reporting. It is a superb document detailing not just the events of March 18, 1937 and its aftermath, but the emotions and ramifications of those events. At 3:17 p.m. on that Thursday afternoon, in the small town of New London, Texas, a pool of undetected natural gas which had gathered in the basement of the town's school exploded, creating a blast that was felt for miles and that wiped out many of the town's children. Over 300 children and teachers died, and hundreds more were injured, in the disaster. No one in the town and surrounding area was untouched by the tragedy. The world resonated with cries of grief, messages of support and sympathy coming from such disparate people as Eleanor Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler. Yet today, the explosion and its devastating effect on a small town is almost forgotten. Fewer than two months later, the airship Hindenburg exploded, killing 36, and while it is remembered as an iconic event even by people who were not alive when it happened, the disaster in New London, with a death toll nearly 10 times greater, is known and remembered by only a comparative few. David M. Brown and Michael Wereschagin, both veteran journalists, have done a masterful job of recreating not just the details of the tragedy but of the emotions that ranged across that time and place. This is a rewarding book, and one that compels reading. I won't soon forget it. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: How a town lost its future At 3:17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created a lethal mixture of gas and oxygen in the school's basement. The odorless, colorless gas went undetected until the flip of an electrical switch triggered a colossal blast. The two-story school, one of the nation's most modern, disintegrated, burying everyone under a vast pile of rubble and debris. More than 300 students and teachers were killed, and hundreds more were injured. As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the catastrophe approaches, it remains the deadliest school disaster in U.S. history. Few, however, know of this historic tragedy, and no book, until now, has chronicled the explosion, its cause, its victims, and the aftermath. Gone at 3:17 is a true story of what can happen when school officials make bad decisions. To save money on heating the school building, the trustees had authorized workers to tap into a pipeline carrying "waste" natural gas produced by a gasoline refinery. The explosion led to laws that now require gas companies to add the familiar pungent odor. The knowledge that the tragedy could have been prevented added immeasurably to the heartbreak experienced by the survivors and the victims' families. The town would never be the same. Using interviews, testimony from survivors, and archival newspaper files, Gone at 3:17 puts readers inside the shop class to witness the spark that ignited the gas. Many of those interviewed during twenty years of research are no longer living, but their acts of heroism and stories of survival live on in this meticulously documented and extensively illustrated book. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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