Aftershock: the Halifax explosion and the persecution of pilot Francis Mackey 9781771083447, 9781771083454, 1771083441, 177108345X

WINNER of the 2015 Atlantic Book Award for Non-Fiction On December 6, 1917, harbor pilot Francis Mackey was guiding the

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English Pages xxii, 130 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm Year 2015

Aftershock: the Halifax explosion and the persecution of pilot Francis Mackey
9781771083447, 9781771083454, 1771083441, 177108345X

Author / Uploaded
Mackey
Francis; Maybee
Janet

Table of contents :
Who was Francis Mackey? --
Collision course --
Who is to blame? --
No victory --
End game --
The aftermath --
Collateral damage --
The Ottawa backstory.

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