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Blizzard of glass : the Halifax explosion of 1917  Cover Image Book Book

Blizzard of glass : the Halifax explosion of 1917 / Sally M. Walker. --

Walker, Sally M. (Author).

Summary:

When two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, on December 6, 1917, one of them was full of munitions for World War I. The ensuing explosion, aftershocks, and tsunami wrecked unbelievable devastation. It was the largest explosion in the world until the atomic bomb was detonated in World War II in 1945.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0805089454
  • ISBN: 9780805089455
  • Physical Description: xii, 145 p. : ill., maps.
  • Edition: 1st ed. --
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-137) and index.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 21.99
Subject: Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 > Juvenile literature.
Explosions > Nova Scotia > Halifax > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Halifax (N.S.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Halifax (N.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Lakeshore Branch J 971.622503 Wal 31681002324978 JNONFIC Available -
Stroud Branch J 971.622503 Wal 31681002750826 JNONFIC Available -


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