Catastrophe: Stories and Lessons from the Halifax Explosion 9781771123730, 9781771123723

The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy [1 ed.] 9780774850209, 9780774808903

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Shattered city: the Halifax explosion and the road to recovery 0921054300, 9781551096704, 9781551098203, 9780921054115, 0921054114, 9780921054306

Map : Plan of the City of Halifax, c.1910 -- Shattered city, shattered lives. Prelude -- A new day -- The nightmare begi

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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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Bearing witness: journalists, record keepers and the 1917 Halifax explosion 9781552668757, 9781552668764, 1552668754

"At approximately 8:45 a.m. on 6 December 1917, the Belgian Relief vessel Imo struck the munitions-laden freighter

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Catastrophe and Social Change: Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 9780231876575

An observational study of the social impact caused by the Halifax Disaster and the relief efforts following. Examination

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The Halifax Explosion : Canada's Worst Disaster December 6, 1917 [Canadian First ed.] 1443450251, 9781443450256

On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbou

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The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister 9781487580476

Professor Waite has ably and intimately portrayed the private life of a late-Victorian politican: the sacrifice of home

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24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid 9781250230430, 9781250230423, 2019058386, 1250230438

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BESTSELLER The legendary Willie Mays shares the inspi

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Some Stories: Lessons from the Edge of Business and Sport 9781938340826, 9781938340833, 2019930559, 1938340825

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Lessons From the Edge

Lessons From the Edge is a brilliant, engaging, and inspiring memoir from one of America's wisest and most courageo

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