Blizzard of glass : the Halifax explosion of 1917 / Sally M. Walker.
Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collision of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250040086
- ISBN: 9781250040084
- ISBN: 9781489811707
- ISBN: 1484421515
- ISBN: 1489811702
- ISBN: 9781484421512
- Physical Description: x, 148 pages : illustrations and map ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Square Fish edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2011
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Study Program Information Note: | Reading Counts RC 10.0 8.0 56441. Accelerated Reader AR 4.0 MG 7.9 148128. |
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Blizzard of Glass : The Halifax Explosion Of 1917
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Summary
Blizzard of Glass : The Halifax Explosion Of 1917
On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and the other held relief supplies, both intended for war-torn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts. Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.