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Boileau, John.
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Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Disasters -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax Harbour (N.S.) -- History.
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Boileau, John.
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Disasters -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax Harbour (N.S.) -- History.
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6/12/17 : the Halifax Explosion / John Boileau.
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Boileau, John.
MacIntyre Purcell Publishing, c2017.
Call #:
971
.6225
B679s
Subjects
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Disasters -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax.
Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
Halifax Harbour (N.S.) -- History.
ISBN:
9781772760668 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Six twelve seventeen : the Halifax Explosion
6 December 1917 : the Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
Description:
106 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 31 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Contents:
Prelude: Kjipuktuk -- Prologue: an unexpected journey -- 1917 -- Early morning voyages -- Collision course -- Descent into hell -- First responses -- Recovery, relief and reconstruction -- Guilty until proven innocent - and then still guilty -- The "other" Halifax Explosion -- Epilogue: the explosion in popular memory -- Postscript: blame game -- Afterword: what if?
Summary:
On December 6, 1917, two tramp steamers, the Mont-Blanc and the Imo, collided in wartime Halifax Harbour, creating what became the largest man-made explosion of its time. More than 2000 people died, 9,000 were injured, 6,000 people were left homeless and an additional 19,000 were left without adequate shelter. In a combination of images and text, a breathtaking account of the magnitude of this event. John Boileau served in the Canadian Army for 37 years, retiring as a colonel in 1999. He is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick and is currently Honourary Colonel of The Halifax Rifles. He is the author of a dozen books of historical non-fiction.
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