First published in 2003, City on Fire is a gripping, intimate account of the explosions of two ships loaded with ammonium nitrate fertilizer that demolished Texas City, Texas, in April 1947, in one of the most catastrophic disasters in American history.

About the Author

Bill Minutaglio is author or coauthor of eight books, including Dallas 1963, In Search of the Blues: A Journey to the Soul of Black Texas, First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty, and Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, Outside: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. He has been interviewed on the Today Show, CNN, NPR, PBS, and the BBC. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Reviews
"City on Fire, [is] Bill Minutaglio's 2003 narrative account of the April 16, 1947 Texas City explosion, one of the worst disasters in American history." - Bryan-College Station Eagle "The definitive work on that event" - KUT News "The disaster has had many stories written about it, but none of them have been told as in the thoughful and easy to read City on Fire...The Book does not treat the event as a news story, but as an account of human suffering, racial problems, industrial carelessness, legal tangles and responsibilities [...] thrilling and illuminating Reading for anyone interested in the event." - The Mexia News



Book Information
ISBN 9780292759237
Author Bill Minutaglio
Format Paperback
Page Count 307
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Weight(grams) 454g