Curse of the Narrows
December 6, 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship collided with another vessel in the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it fro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Walker & Co. Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
2005.
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| Summary: | December 6, 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship collided with another vessel in the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront. That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world. |
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| Physical Description: | 355 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0802715109 (pbk) 9780802715104 (pbk) 0802714587 (alk. paper) 9780802714589 (alk. paper) |