Views of the Halifax Catastrophe: Showing Effects of Explosion - December Sixth, 1917
by Roe, Harold T. [Introduction By]
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: H. H. Marshall Ltd., Publishers' Agents, 1917. Advance proof. very good. 1st edition. unpaginated. Oblong. Green wrappers, creased, remnants of sticker - aged appropriately. Illustrated with B&W photographs throughout. A bright, clean copy considering the quality of the publication. very good On Thursday, December 6th, 1917 Halifax was devasted by the explosion of the SS Mont-Blanc (French cargo ship). Loaded with war-time explosives, the SS Mont-Blanc collided with the SS Imo in the Halifax Harbour. With over 9,000 injured, and 2,000 deaths - this catastrophe is still thought of as the world's largest accidental explosion. 1917
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- Title
- Views of the Halifax Catastrophe: Showing Effects of Explosion - December Sixth, 1917
- Author
- Roe, Harold T. [Introduction By]
- Format/Binding
- Advance proof
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H. H. Marshall Ltd., Publishers' Agents
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Eastern Canada|Halifax|Nova Scotia
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