Author: Janet F. Kitz. Published by Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, NS, 2004, 1st Edition, 2nd printing. Printed in Canada. FLAT Signed by the Author. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor cover wear.
SHATTERED CITY, is the story of The Halifax Explosion that took place on December 6, 1917 when a French munitions ship and a Belgian relief vessel collided in the harbour. The munitions vessel drifted into the North End and exploded, killing more than sixteen hundred people instantly, wounding more than nine thousand others, and damaging or destroying approximately twelve thousand buildings. The complete devastation covered an area of 325 acres, and hardly a window in the city was left intact.
This book, the most comprehensive ever written on the explosion, details the terrific devastation, the aftermath and the restoration. It encompasses dozens of previously unpublished stories, photographs, and documents, along with some thought-provoking coverage of the inquiry into the disaster.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Janet F. Kitz, ONS, MSM, was an educator, author and historian in Halifax, Nova Scotia who played a key role in the recognition of the 1917 Halifax Explosion, the largest man-made explosion prior to the atomic bomb and the worst man-made disaster in Canadian history.
1st Edition & Signed by Author ISBN: 9781551094908 GC&C Stock #1938
