The great Halifax explosion : a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
ISBN
9780062666543, 0062666541
Status

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Nonfiction971.6 BACOn Shelf

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 418 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062666543, 0062666541

Notes

General Note
Originally published: 2017.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
After steaming out of New York City on December 1, 1917, laden with a staggering three thousand tons of TNT and other explosives, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc fought its way up the Atlantic coast, through waters prowled by enemy U-boats. As it approached the lively port city of Halifax, Mont-Blanc's deadly cargo erupted with the force of 2.9 kilotons of TNT-the most powerful explosion ever visited on a human population, save for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Mont-Blanc was vaporized in one fifteenth of a second; a shockwave leveled the surrounding city. Next came a thirty-five-foot tsunami. Most astounding of all, however, were the incredible tales of survival and heroism that soon emerged from the rubble. This is the unforgettable story told in John U. Bacon's The Great Halifax Explosion: a ticktock account of fateful decisions that led to doom, the human faces of the blast's 11,000 casualties, and the equally moving individual stories of those who lived and selflessly threw themselves into urgent rescue work that saved thousands. The shocking scale of the disaster stunned the world, dominating global headlines even amid the calamity of the First World War. Hours after the blast, Boston sent trains and ships filled with doctors, medicine, and money. The explosion would revolutionize pediatric medicine; transform U.S.-Canadian relations; and provide physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who studied the Halifax explosion closely when developing the atomic bomb, with history's only real-world case study demonstrating the lethal power of a weapon of mass destruction. Mesmerizing and inspiring, Bacon's deeply-researched narrative brings to life the tragedy, brvery, and surprising afterlife of one of the most dramatic events of modern times.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bacon, J. U. (2018). The great Halifax explosion: a World War I story of treachery, tragedy, and extraordinary heroism (First William Morrow paperback edition.). William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bacon, John U., 1964-. 2018. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bacon, John U., 1964-. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bacon, John U. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism First William Morrow paperback edition., William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.