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

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  • Author: Bacon, John U.
    Contributor:

    Heller, Johnny

    Summary:

    In 1917 a ship laden with the most explosives ever packed on a vessel sailed out of Brooklyn's harbor for the battlegrounds of World War I; when it stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, an extraordinary disaster took place: the largest man-made detonation prior to Hiroshima.

    Original Publisher: [New York] , HarperCollins
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781538455890

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    1538455897

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    9781538455913

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    1538455919

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Heller, Johnny

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In 1917 a ship laden with the most explosives ever packed on a vessel sailed out of Brooklyn's harbor for the battlegrounds of World War I; when it stopped in Halifax, Nova Scotia, an extraordinary disaster took place: the largest man-made detonation prior to Hiroshima.

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[New York]

HarperCollins

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