Betrayal of Trust : Commander Wyatt and the Halifax Explosion / by Joel Zemel. Halifax : New World Publishing, 2017. x, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
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Joel Zemel examines the personal life and career of F. Evan Wyatt before and after the disaster and the criminal litigation that resulted in his being the only person to stand trial on criminal charges related to the Halifax Explosion. Before the Halifax Explosion, F. Evan Wyatt was a recently-married officer with a promising career in the Royal Canadian Navy. He also enjoyed popularity among those in the city's elite society. But little else is known about the only man indicted for allegedly causing the disaster. The French munitions ship, SS Mont-Blanc, and the Norwegian freighter, SS Imo, collided in Halifax Harbour on the morning of 6 December 1917. The resultant explosion killed nearly 2,000 people, caused nine thousand injuries and left many more homeless and without shelter. Property losses were in the millions of dollars. In the aftermath of the blast, an inquiry was set up to determine the cause of the collision between the two ships in the harbour. However, the proceedings quickly devolved into a search for scapegoats on whom to lay blame for the explosion. The captain and pilot of the French vessel were arrested along with the Royal Canadian Navy's chief examination officer (CXO), Commander F. Evan Wyatt (ret. R.N.R). Each man faced a charge of manslaughter. Charges of criminal negligence were added at a subsequent preliminary hearing. The captain and pilot were soon released on a writ of habeas corpus, but Commander Wyatt was indicted by a grand jury and put on trial. Although duly acquitted, his personal reputation and professional career in Canada were ruined. Betrayal of Trust delves into the life and times of F. Evan Wyatt, the circumstances leading up to his being scapegoated, and the failure of the Department of the Naval Service of Canada to protect one of its own. Joel Zemel is a professional jazz musician and documentary filmmaker turned author/historian. Joel is also the author of Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion. He resides and works in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Edited by Francis Mitchell ; proofed by Virginia Houston. Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.
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Better English games: a laboratory manual of better English Chicago : Midland press, 1929. 18 pages.
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Better future for mankind; an address before both Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom, London, May 11, 1944 Ottawa : National Liberal Federation of Canada, 1944-. 12 pages.
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Better terms 1886.
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Betts family history 1634-1958 / compiled and edited by Warren C. B. Robbins. Hampton, N.H. : Hampton Pub. Co., Inc, 1959. 122 pages, illustrations; 24 cm.
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Betty Murray : Reunion Weekend / Recorded by Ralph Waugh. Ralph Waugh, 2013. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Between France and New France : life aboard the tall sailing ships / Gilles Proulx. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1984. 173 pages : illustrations
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Between friends/entre amis. 1st ed Toronto : McClelland and Stewart, 1976. 263, [+] pages
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Between tears and laughter Toronto : Clarke, Irwin, 1971. 119 pages
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Between the issues Halifax : Ecology Action Centre, 1980-. 22 cm.
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Between the lines / by H.L. Woodman. Kentville : Kentville Publishing, 1983. 96 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
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Between the lines : how to detect bias and propaganda in the news and everyday life / Eleanor Maclean. Halifax : DEVERIC, 1981. vi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Between Tides / by Ronald C. Webber. Halifax : Ronald C. Webber, 2019. 44 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Beyond anger and longing : community and development in Atlantic Canada / edited with an introduction by Berkeley Fleming. Fredericton, N.B. : Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University and Acadiensis Press, 1988. 120 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
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Beyond control: a brief to Nova Scotia Uranium Inquiry / From Community Planning Association of Canada. Nova Scotia Division. 1982. 36 pages; 28 cm.
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Beyond food banks: a discussion paper on hunger and poverty Halifax : Food Bank Society, 1987. 9 pages : tables; 28 cm.
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Beyond heroes : a sport history of Nova Scotia / A.J. Sandy Young. Hantsport : Lancelot Books, 1988. 2 v. : illustrations, ports. ; 21 cm.
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