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

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In 1937, school authorities decided to save money on heating by piping 'waste' natural gas from a nearby oil refinery into a Texas high school. Not long after, the school exploded, killing 300 people. Written in a descriptive narrative style, this account draws on newspaper reports and int...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, David M. (David Mark), 1948- (Author)
Other Authors: Wereschagin, Michael
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Consolidated School (New London, Tex.) > History > 20th century.
Consolidated School (New London, Tex.)
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.
New London (Tex.) > Biography.
New London (Tex.) > History > 20th century.
Disaster victims.
Disasters.
Explosions.
High schools.
Texas > New London.
1900-1999
Nonfiction.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.

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Call Number: LD7501.N4662 B76 2012
 
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