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the Harbor That Exploded: Halifax 1917 and Largest Blast Before Atomic Age

Name: the Harbor That Exploded: Halifax 1917 and Largest Blast Before Atomic Age
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Bol At 9:04 AM on December 6, 1917, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc detonated in Halifax Harbour, unleashing a blast that flattened the city, killed 1,600 people instantly, and remains the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The Harbor That Exploded reconstructs that single minute of fire and iron, tracing the collision, the fire on deck, and the shockwave that followed.This edition includes an original map of the harbour approach, data-rich tables of ship cargo and blast radius, and a timeline of the collision's final hour. Anecdotes are drawn from named survivors, contemporary diaries, and official inquiry transcripts-showing exactly how the disaster unfolded.For readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history who want the story of Halifax 1917 told with precision, evidence, and immediacy.

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At 9:04 AM on December 6, 1917, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc detonated in Halifax Harbour, unleashing a blast that flattened the city, killed 1,600 people instantly, and remains the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The Harbor That Exploded reconstructs that single minute of fire and iron, tracing the collision, the fire on deck, and the shockwave that followed.This edition includes an original map of the harbour approach, data-rich tables of ship cargo and blast radius, and a timeline of the collision's final hour. Anecdotes are drawn from named survivors, contemporary diaries, and official inquiry transcripts-showing exactly how the disaster unfolded.For readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history who want the story of Halifax 1917 told with precision, evidence, and immediacy.

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