Bibliograph

Blizzard of glass, the Halifax explosion of 1917, Sally M. Walker

Type

Label

Blizzard of glass, the Halifax explosion of 1917, Sally M. Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-140) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Blizzard of glass

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

711777112

Responsibility statement

Sally M. Walker

Sub title

the Halifax explosion of 1917

Summary

Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collison of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area

Table Of Contents

A story to tell -- Steaming toward disaster: November 25 to December 5 -- December 6, 1917 -- In Halifax Harbour -- Shortly before nine o'clock -- A horrendous explosion -- The end of the world -- Help! -- A turn for the worse -- The blame -- Recovery and reconstruction -- Time passes

Target audience

juvenile

Classification