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Well, approval may be too much to ask for, but there is a reasonable chance that a dedicated historian such as Kitz might be content to have their subject gain a wider audience through such a popular treatment, and so be accepting that their work played a part in that.
Yes, it appears that Moore did more original research for her book, but she also referenced modern research material (including the book by Claudia Clark that was discussed in that thread). I get the impression that we saw so much of Barss in this book because Bacon had already done that research, and this was a way of publishing the results of some of it. ... But the relative weights of all this would take more study than I am inclined to commit.
To the event itself...
I find it amazing that so few actually died as an immediate consequence. Sure, 1600 is a lot (out of just 60,000 or so), but this was a huge explosion with 15+ minutes for people to get themselves into the line of fire - which they were doing. I guess it says something about the resilience of the human animal, despite how fragile it sometimes seems.
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