Finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction National Bestseller The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people ...
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Finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction National Bestseller The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed now one hundred years after the fatal explosion. Laura M. Mac Donald weaves apanoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by thecity of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifax's childreninspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disaster's chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb. Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storyteller's sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book, ever timely one the one-hundredth anniversary of the Halifax explosion.
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Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0002007878. Light wear to dust jacket, trace of previous owner's stamp on front free end paper, light damage from removal of sticker on FFEP; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 346 pages; "The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2, 000 people are killed; over 9, 000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. Mac Donald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by the city of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifax's children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disaster's chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb. Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storyteller's sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2, 000 people are killed; over 9, 000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. MacDonald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by thecity of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifax's children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disaster's chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb. Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storyteller's sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. "
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0002007878. Only slight wear to book and dustjacket; DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 346 pages; "The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2, 000 people are killed; over 9, 000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. Mac Donald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by the city of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifax's children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disaster's chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb. Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storyteller's sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2, 000 people are killed; over 9, 000 more are injured. The story of one of the world's worst non-natural disasters has been told before, but never like this. In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Laura M. MacDonald weaves a panoramic chronicle of the astonishing international response to the explosion, telling of the generous donations of money and medical specialists made by thecity of Boston, of how the number of horrific injuries to Halifax's children inspired startling developments in pediatric medicine, and exploring the disaster's chilling link to the creation of the atomic bomb. Filled with archival photos, defined by meticulous research and infused with a storyteller's sensibility, Curse of the Narrows is a compelling and powerful book. "
