The great Halifax explosion
a World War I story of treachery tragedy and extraordinary heroism
The great Halifax explosion
a World War I story of treachery tragedy and extraordinary heroism
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| 37413317259770 | Disponible | Non-fiction | 971.6225 BACON |
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2017]
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| Édition: | First edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The great Halifax explosion : |b a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism / |c John U. Bacon. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, N.Y. : |b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, |c [2017] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c ©2017 | |
| 300 | |a ix, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part I: A forgotten story -- A century of gratitude -- Under cover of darkness -- Part II: O Canada -- "Why aren't we Americans?" -- Waking up just in time -- Part III: The Great War -- A near to Hell -- Halifax at war -- Life and death on the Western Front -- Halifax Harbour -- "It can't be any worse" -- "The city's newer part" -- Wounded inside and out -- Part IV: A dangerous dance -- Two ships -- December 5, 1917 -- A game of chicken -- "Look to your boats!" -- Box 83 -- "Oh, something awful is going to happen" -- Part V: 9:04:35 a.m. -- One-fifteenth of a second -- Parting the sea -- Blown away -- They're all gone -- The panic -- Part VI: Help -- No time to explain -- Ready to go the limit -- A steady stream of victims -- Blizzard -- Lost and found -- The last stop -- The yanks are coming -- A working sabbath -- "It's me, Barbara!" -- Small gifts -- A toast to allies -- Part VII: Rebuilding -- The missing and the dead -- The inquiry -- Christmas, 1917 -- Orphans -- "Don't stare" -- The trials -- The wholesome discord of a thousand saws -- Part VIII: Facing the future -- New lives -- The accidental doctor -- The lasting impact -- The reunion. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Halifax (N.S.) |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 |x History |y 20th century. | |
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