Catastrophe in Halifax - 100th Anniversary of the The World's Greatest Maritime Disaster

Today, December 6th, 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the catastrophic explosion in Halifax of the French munitions ship Mont Blanc. Thousands died in an instant and a harsh winter killed thousands more. The people of Boston rallied to their aid and to this day, Halifax  sends Boston its Christmas tree. Laura M. MacDonald's, "Curse of the Narrows", paints a vivid picture of the utter devastation and frantic efforts to save survivors from raging fires and a bitterly cold winter.

 

Top Recommendation for December

Curse of the Narrows, by Laura MacDonald (2006 - 372pp)

Highly compelling tale of the Halifax disaster, the largest man made explosion before the atomic bomb, caused by an exploding ammunition ship.

 

 

 

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