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Scanlon, Joseph.
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Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Scanlon, Joseph.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
MARC Display
Catastrophe :
stories
and
lessons
from the
Halifax
Explosion
/ T. Joseph Scanlon ; edited by Roger Sarty.
by
Scanlon, Joseph.
Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2020.
Call #:
971.622503 S283c
Subjects
Halifax
Explosion
,
Halifax
, N.S., 1917.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia --
Halifax
-- History -- 20th century.
Halifax
(N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781771123716 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Stories
and
lessons
from the
Halifax
Explosion
Description:
xx, 440 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"On December 6, 1917, the Canadian city of
Halifax
, Nova Scotia, was shattered when volatile cargo on the SS Mont-Blanc freighter exploded in the bustling wartime harbour. More than nineteen hundred people were killed and nine thousand injured. Across more than two square kilometres some 1200 homes, factories, schools and churches were obliterated or heavily damaged. Written from a scholarly perspective but in a journalistic style accessible to the general reader, this book explores how the
explosion
influenced later emergency planning and disaster theory. Rich in firsthand accounts gathered in decades of research in Canada, the US, the UK, France and Norway, the book examines the disaster from all angles. It delivers an inspiring message: the women and men at 'ground zero' responded speedily, courageously, and effectively, fighting fires, rescuing the injured, and sheltering the homeless. The book also shows that the generous assistance that later came from central Canada and the US also brought some unhelpful intrusions by outside authorities. Unable to imagine the horror of the initial crisis, they ignored or even vilified a number of the first responders. This book will be of particular interest to disaster researchers and emergency planners along with journalists, and scholars of history, Maritime studies, and Canadian studies."--From publisher.
Other authors:
Sarty, Roger, 1952-
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Captain William Spry Public Library
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971.622503 S283c
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Jul 16, 2024
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971.622503 S283c
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971.622503 S283c
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