Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 by Sally M Walker

Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

Sally M Walker
148 pages
Henry Holt
Feb 2014
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<p>On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and the other held relief supplies, both intended for war-torn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts. <br>Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery.</p>
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Pages 148
Publisher Henry Holt
Published 2014
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