{"product_id":"9781609495176","title":"Explosion at Morgan: The World War I Middlesex Munitions Disaster","description":"\u003cbr\u003eWhile World War I raged in Europe, America scrambled to supply the Allies with ammunition, and several munitions plants were constructed near the Jersey Shore. The hastily built plants hummed with hardly a mishap until the fateful night of October 4, 1918, when a series of explosions killed one hundred people. Firemen and other volunteers were powerless to stop the destruction as it devastated the Morgan-South Amboy area and terrified the surrounding region. Strangely, though, this woeful disaster has been forgotten by history. New Jersey historian Randall Gabrielan re-creates this terrifying night and its aftermath in the context of Middlesex County's role in the Great War.","brand":"History Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061130313968,"sku":"9781609495176","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609495176_p0.jpg?v=1764107753","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609495176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}