| Description |
356 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-345) and index. |
| Contents |
A short history of Halifax -- Wednesday -- December 6, 1917 : winter morning -- Black smoke, white smoke -- A word on explosions -- Minutes later -- Far from the harbor -- Scramble at city hall -- The first responders -- Duggan walks home -- Nightfall -- Friday night and Folly Mountain -- Saturday : reorganizing the relief -- Duggans reunited, if briefly -- The end of emergency relief -- Cap Ratshesky says good-bye -- Playing Solomon -- Proper burials, private services -- Monday, December 17, 1917 -- Rules of the road versus the law of the land -- The tree at Boston Common. |
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Mont Blanc (Freighter)
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Imo (Steamer)
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Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
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Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century.
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Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
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Halifax (N.S.) -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0802714587 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780802714589 |
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