The great Halifax explosion : a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism, John U. Bacon
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- The great Halifax explosion : a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism, John U. Bacon
- Title remainder
- a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism
- Statement of responsibility
- John U. Bacon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn973116343
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062666543
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Record ID
- u894212
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973116343
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