The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Canada and the War
RCC7137
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery
by Janet Kitz
ISBN
9781551096704
Purchase Price
£4.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
September 30, 2014
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing Limited (2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Notes
This is the story about the Mont Blanc, a ship carrying explosives - TNT, gun cotton, wet and dry picric acid, and benzol - for the French Government. It was in transit between New York and France. At 9.05 a.m. on 6th December 1917 the ship blew up, causing complete devastation, killing more than 1,600 people instantly and wounding 9,000 more. Major damage was caused to the centre of the city of Halifax. This is the story of that disaster, and how a Canadian city recovered. The book was previously published in 1989.
9781551096704
Purchase Price
£4.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
September 30, 2014
Publisher
Nimbus Publishing Limited (2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Notes
This is the story about the Mont Blanc, a ship carrying explosives - TNT, gun cotton, wet and dry picric acid, and benzol - for the French Government. It was in transit between New York and France. At 9.05 a.m. on 6th December 1917 the ship blew up, causing complete devastation, killing more than 1,600 people instantly and wounding 9,000 more. Major damage was caused to the centre of the city of Halifax. This is the story of that disaster, and how a Canadian city recovered. The book was previously published in 1989.
