Pre-Owned Curse of the Narrows (Paperback 9780802715104) by Laura M Mac Donald

from Helcura

An excellent recounting of the Halifax disaster of 1917 when a ship loaded with high explosives was struck by a Belgian relief ship, and the resulting explosion destroyed the city. Particularly nice is the intertwining of stories and details of the various groups involved, from the survivors to t...

from mckait

On December 6, 1917 in the Halifax NS Harbor, due to a series of misadventures, bad luck and simple mistakes an explosion occurred when two ships, the Mont Blanc and the Imo, that more or less leveled Halifax. Not a window was left unbroken, many homes and other buildings were either leveled in t...

from brenzi

"The air was the color of bruised plums. The first few moments were marked by a still silence until survivors' memories returned and they relived the moments preceding the explosion. Then came the clatter of people pulling themselves free of the debris. The lucky ones lay stunned on open ground. ...

from setnahkt

From the disaster response list. Halifax harbor (that's “harbour” in Canadian) is shaped a little like a dumbbell; there's a broad outer harbor, a narrow strait (not surprisingly called “the Narrows” by locals) and another broad inner harbor. On December 6th, 1917, the neutral (Norwegian) steamsh...

from bnbookgirl

This book is FANTASTIC!!!! MacDonald has woven this towns stories into an intricate tale you can't put down. Great research and facts, but, more importantly, is the fact that you get to know the people of Haifax. You feel the grief, the sadness, and the hope of each and every person involved in t...