On December 6, 1917, harbour pilot Francis Mackey was guiding Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel Imo. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax's north end and left at least two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes aboard Imo. Who was to blame? Federal government and naval officials found in Pilot Mackey a convenient target for public anger. Charged with manslaughter, he was imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot's license even after the charges were dropped. A century later he is still unfairly linked to the tragedy. Through interviews with Mackey's relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, author Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading up to the Halifax Explosion, the question of fault, and the impact on the pilot and his family of the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed.

Mackey, Francis Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History

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Focusing on the days and months following the Halifax explosion of 1917, this study takes a look at the role of social workers in the wake of the disaster, as well as the class relations of the time. Exhaustively researched, this history clearly identifies the direct correlation between many of today's inherited social-work practices and attitudes with the social climate of that early relief effort. Marking the transition from charity work--where traditionally well-off volunteers passed judgment on their poorer neighbors — to professional social care, this analysis reflects on the lessons learned when newly arrived workers had to navigate the prevailing class structures while attempting to rebuild the lives of the Haligonians. Includes bibliographical references pages 125-130 and index.

Social service — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Social workers — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
Social classes — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 20th century

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World War, 1914-1918 — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History, Military

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Robson, Scott

Streets — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History

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Millennium celebrations — Nova Scotia — Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax Regional Municipality (N.S.) — History

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Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. In Law, Debt, and Merchant Power, James Muir offers an extensive analysis of the civil cases of the time as well as the reasons behind their frequency. Muir's lively and detailed account of the individuals involved in litigation reveals a paradoxical society where debtors were also debt-collectors. Law, Debt, and Merchant Power demonstrates how important the law was for people in their business affairs and how they shaped it for their own ends. Includes bibliographical references pages 259-274 and index.

Civil law — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 18th century
Courts — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 18th century
Corporate debt — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 18th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Social conditions — 18th century
Halifax (N.S.) — Economic conditions — 18th century

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World War, 1914-1918 — Personal narratives, Canadian
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917

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