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Shattered City 3rd Edition

The Halifax Explosion and the Road to Recovery

by (author) Janet Kitz

Publisher
Nimbus Publishing
Initial publish date
Jul 2008
Category
General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551096704
    Publish Date
    Jul 2008
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

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 It encompasses dozens of previously unpublished stories, photographs, and documents, along with some thought-provoking coverage of the inquiry into the disaster. A best-selling book from its first printing in 1989, this new edition has an updated cover and is sure to be a must-have for readers.

About the author

Janet Kitz is the author of Shattered City, Survivors: Children of the Halifax Explosion, Point Pleasant Park: An Illustrated History, and December 1917: Revisiting the Halifax Explosion. In 2004 she received an honorary doctorate of letters from St. Mary’s University. Originally from Carnwath, Scotland, she moved to Nova Scotia in 1971 and currently resides in Halifax..

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