Ground zero : a reassessment of the 1917 explosion in Halifax harbour / co-edited by Alan Ruffman and Colin D. Howell. Halifax : Nimbus ; Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary's University, 1994. viii, 484 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 G76 1994 - Open Shelf
Based on papers presented at a conference held at Saint Mary's University in December 1992.
Ruffman, Alan
Howell, Colin D., 1944-
Gorsebrook Research Institute for Atlantic Canada Studies.
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax — Congresses
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Congresses. — Explosion, 1917
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour : the illustrated account of a disaster that shook the world / David B. Flemming. Halifax : Formac Publishing, 2004. 96 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 F57 2004 - Open Shelf
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1917 Halifax explosion and American response / Blair Beed. Halifax : Dtours Visitors and Convention Service, 1998. x, 133 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 x 22 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 B43 1998 - Open Shelf
Dtours Visitors and Convention Service.
Disaster relief — United States — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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The Halifax explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy : inquiry and intrigue / John Griffith Armstrong. Vancouver : UBC Press, 2002. x, 248 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 A736 2002 - Open Shelf
Includes index.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Aftershock : the Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey / Janet Maybee. Halifax : Nimbus Publishing, 2015. xxii, 130 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 A38 2015 - Open Shelf
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
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The great colliery explosion at Springhill, Nova Scotia, February 21, 1891 : full particulars of the greatest mining disaster in Canada, with a brief description and historical sketch of the Springhill collieries Springhill : H.A. McKnight, 1891. 28 pages, [2] folded pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Written by H.A. McKnight.
Springhill Mine Disaster, Springhill (N.S.), 1891
Coal mines and mining — Nova Scotia — Springhill
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The great Halifax explosion, Dec. 6, 1917 / written and illustrated by Joan Horwood. St. John's, Nfld. : Avalon Publications, 1976. 43 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm.
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Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Halifax 09:06, December 6, 1917 a photo-documentation of the Halifax explosion Halifax : West House Museum, 1977. 1 booklet, 29 sheets, 15 photographs ; in containe
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West House Museum (Halifax, N.S.).
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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The Halifax explosion : realities and myths / by Alan Ruffman. Revised. Halifax : The Author, 1990. 38 pages ; 28 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5249 H173 R924 - Open Shelf
Typed manuscript, unpublished ring-binder. The working text for three talks given on CBC Radio's Information Morning....
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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Miracles and mysteries : the Halifax explosion December 6, 1917 / by Mary Ann Monnon. Windsor : Lancelot Press, 1977. 144 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5249 H173 M749 - Open Shelf
Explosions — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Survivors : children of the Halifax explosion / Janet F. Kitz. Halifax : Nimbus, 1992. 134 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5249 H173 K62 S963 - Open Shelf
Children — Nova Scotia — Halifax — History — 20th century
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Shattered city : the Halifax explosion and the road to recovery / Janet F. Kitz. Halifax : Nimbus, 1989. xx, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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The Halifax explosion : December 6, 1917 / compiled and edited by Graham Metson. Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1978. 173 pages : illustrations, facsims., map, portraits ; 29 cm.
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Including the complete text of The Halifax disaster by Archibald MacMechan.
Metson, Graham, 1934-
MacMechan, Archibald, 1862-1933. The Halifax disaster.
Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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The tradgedy sic of the Halifax explosion : a pitiable account by one of the victims / M.A. Settle. Halifax- : 1918-. 8 pages : port. ; 22 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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30 views of the Dartmouth disaster : showing effects of explosion December 6th, 1917 / compiled by A.W. Griswold. Dartmouth : Griswold, 1917. 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
Dartmouth (N.S.) — History.
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40 views of the Halifax disaster : showing effects of explosion December 6th 1917 and official list of identified dead Halifax : 1918-. 1 v. (unpaged) ; illustrations ; 15 x 22 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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Devastated Halifax : views of the greatest disaster in the history of the American continent; caused by the explosion that followed the collision of the French munition ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo in Halifax Harbour, December 6th, Halifax Nova Scotia : G.E. Weir, 1917. 32 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917 — Views.
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An illustration by a victim of the Halifax explosion, December 6th, 1917 / John T. Gammon. Halifax : The author, 1918. 7 pages ; 21 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917
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The town that died : the true story of the greatest man-made explosion before Hiroshima / Michael J. Bird. London : Souvenir Press, 1962. 192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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The Halifax Explosion / written by Janet F. Kitz. Halifax : Nova Scotia Museum, Department of Education 199-. 1 folded sheet ; illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
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Halifax (N.S.) — History — Explosion, 1917.
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