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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     MacDonald, Laura, 1963-     Subjects     Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917     Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax     Dartmouth Book Award.     Browse Catalog     by author:      MacDonald, Laura, 1963-       by title:      The curse of the nar...       by call number:      971.6225 M135c     Search the Web     MacDonald, Laura, 1963-     Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917     Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax     Dartmouth Book Award.       MARC Display

The curse of the narrows : the Halifax explosion, 1917 / Laura Mac Donald. by MacDonald, Laura, 1963- Walker & Company, 2005. Call #: 971.6225 M135c Subjects Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917   Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax   Dartmouth Book Award. ISBN:  9780802714589 (2005 Walker & Company hc.) 0802714587 (2005 Walker & Company hc.) 9780002007870 (2005 Walker hc.) 0002007878 (2005 Walker hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  355 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "In 1917, the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was crowded with ships leaving for war-torn Europe. On December 6th, two of them--the Mont Blanc and the Imo--collided in the Narrows, a hard-to-navigate stretch of the harbour. Ablaze, and with explosions on her deck filling the sky, the Mont Blanc grounded against the city's docks. As thousands rushed to their windows and into the streets to watch, she exploded with such force that the 3,121 tons of her iron hull vaporized in a cloud that shot up more than 2,000 feet. The blast caused a giant wave that swept over parts of the city, followed by a slick, black rain that fell for ten minutes. Much of the city was flattened, and not one in 12,000 buildings within a 16-mile radius left undamaged. More than 1,600 Haligonians were killed and 6,000 injured; and within twenty-four hours, a blizzard had isolated Halifax from the world. Set vividly against the background of World War I, Curse of the Narrows is the first major account of the world's largest pre-atomic explosion, the epic relief mission from Boston, and the riveting trial of the Mont Blanc's captain and pilot"--Provided by publisher. Awards:  Winner of the Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction, 2006. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Local History Collection 971.6225 M135c Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor   Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Adult books Checked out Jul 06, 2024 Add Copy to MyList J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.6225 M135c Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Non-Circulating Reference 971.6225 M135c Non-circulating Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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