Halifax explosion new book

Bacons new book, the great halifax explosion, recounts the catastrophe that unfolded when two ships collided in halifax harbor on dec. I had read another account of the halifax explosion years ago, but this book out. The 1917 halifax explosion skip to main search results. Unfollow halifax explosion to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The great halifax explosion sheds new light on this sad but fascinating event. The halifax explosion tells the gripping, asyet untold story of canadas worst disastera haunting tale of survival, incredible courage.

Dan soucoups book, explosion in halifax harbour 1917 nimbus begins with a history of halifax. Collison of 2 ships ignited 3,000 tons of explosives that left 2,000 dead and 25,000 citizens homeless. The remembrance book contains a list of the 1951 people identified as having perished as a direct result of the 1917 explosion. A world war i story of treachery, tragedy and extraordinary heroism harperluxe, ann.

It was released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the halifax explosion, and its retelling of the event is first class work. The great halifax explosion is a narrative a gripping narrative, to borrow from the book s blurb itself and reads more like maclennan than kitz, active and well paced for a nearly 500. Excerpt from the great halifax explosion book details collision of 2 ships and the explosion that altered a city, residents and relations between canada and u. From the acclaimed new york times bestselling author. On the 100th anniversary of the halifax explosion, two new. The imo was a relief ship going to new york to pick up supplies like food and clothing, which it would then deliver to europe. A century later, the story of the halifax explosion still echoes, warning of the cost of human error and human folly. On the 100th anniversary of two ships colliding, authors commemorate the blast that changed the face of one of canadas oldest cities. A hundred years ago, a disaster in canada killed thousandsand shocked the world. Bacon is the new york times bestselling author of, among other titles. While i was in halifax this week to write about the massive explosion there 100 years ago that killed 2,000 people and injured 10,000, i went to a screening of.

This new edition includes an updated design and the original collection. After steaming out of new york city on december 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three. Bacon is the author of the national bestseller the great halifax explosion and four bestselling books about college football, including three and out, fourth and long, endzone, and bos lasting lessons, coauthored with michigan coach bo schembechler. New books remember the great halifax explosion it is not what any place on earth would want to be famous for, but until 1945 and hiroshima, the explosion that occurred in halifax harbour on. A world war i story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism. In his new book, the great halifax explosion, author john u. This is a riveting, wellwritten and researched world war i book. Bacon recreates the recklessness that caused the tragedy, the selfless rescue efforts that saved thousands, and the inspiring resilience that rebuilt the town. Fiction about the halifax explosion disaster that occurred in 1917 and killed 2,000 people. New books remember the great halifax explosion the star. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the great halifax explosion. Bacon has tracked the disaster in halifax a century ago to the celebratory annual tree lighting in boston.

Halifax explosion book of remembrance maritime museum of the. New book details 1917 halifax, nova scotia, explosion. This is a terrific onestop overview of the devastating human cost that was the halifax explosion. I seem to be discovering history books that are doing their damned best to be the definitive takes on any number of subjects, and this new book is certainly one with a valid claim. On the 100th anniversary of the halifax explosion, two new books. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A world war i story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism by john u. A double take at the halifax explosion, canadas greatest.