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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Scanlon, Joseph.     Subjects     Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.     Disaster relief -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.     Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Scanlon, Joseph.       by title:      Catastrophe : storie...       by call number:      971.622503 S283c     Search the Web     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- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.622503 S283c Adult books Checked out Jul 16, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 971.622503 S283c Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Local History Collection 971.622503 S283c Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor   Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.622503 S283c Adult books Not Available   Add Copy to MyList

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