Gone at 3:17 : the untold story of the worst school disaster in American history /

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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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, David M. (David Mark), 1948-
Otros Autores: Wereschagin, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Consolidated School (New London, Tex.) > History > 20th century.
Consolidated School (New London, Tex.)
1900-1999
Explosions > Texas > New London > History > 20th century.
Disasters > Texas > New London > History > 20th century.
High schools > Texas > New London > History > 20th century.
Disaster victims > Texas > New London > Biography.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Disaster victims.
Disasters.
Explosions.
High schools.
New London (Tex.) > Biography.
New London (Tex.) > History > 20th century.
Texas > New London.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1: 3:16 p.m.; Part I. Calm; 2 Daybreak, March 18; 3 The Superintendent; 4 Sweet Chariot; 5 Pleasant Hill; 6 American Dreams; 7 Wildcats' Pep Rally; 8 Farmer's Boy; 9 The Black Giant; 10 Lunchtime; 11 Fateful Afternoon; 12 Last Dance; Part II. Terror; 13: 3:17 p.m.; 14 Thunder on a Clear Day; 15 Newshounds; 16 Holy Sisters; 17 Radio Man; 18 Into the Ruins; 19 Newsflash; 20 A Blue Patch of Sky; 21 Valley of Death at Sundown; 22 Mother Frances; 23 Midnight of the Soul; 24 Dawn, March 19; 25 Hard News; Part III. Aftermath, March 20-29; 26 Coffin Train
  • 27 Reckoning28 Lament; 29 Amazing Grace; 30 Survivors Assembly, March 29; Part IV. Epilogue; 31 Reunion; 32 A Final Word; In Memoriam; Interviews; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors

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