so-soThe book only follows just over one week. It took longer than I liked to get to the explosion. Leading up to it wasn‘t nearly as interesting as the explosion itself and the aftermath, but not long after, it concluded mostly with their regular lives again. If there had been more focus on the disaster, I would have enjoyed it more, I‘m sure. There was an afterword by another “classic” Canadian author, Alistair Macleod.
Thought this was cute.
Day 25 - #Disaster #ReallyRandomFebruary
I read this in 2017. Very interesting!
dramatic story of one of the greatest disasters - the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was crowded with ships leaving for war-torn Europe. On December 6th, two of them―the Mont Blanc and the Imo―collided in the Narrows, a hard-to-navigate stretch of the harbor. Ablaze, and with explosions on her deck filling the sky, the Mont Blanc grounded against the city's docks.
#KeepLitsyAlive #Disasters
Before Hiroshima, there was Halifax. In 1917 the busy Canadian port was crowded with ships leaving for war-torn Europe. On December 6, two of them, the Mont Blanc and the Imo, collided in the hard-to-navigate Narrows of the harbor. Within minutes, the Mont Blanc, ablaze, grounded against the city's docks. The explosion that followed would devastate the city and shock the world.
pickThis book is aimed toward younger readers, but I found it a good introduction. There are also plenty of archival photos included. The author decided to tell the stories of a few specific families – to follow what happened to the people in those families, what they were doing at the time, etc. I do think this makes the book more “relatable”. cont in comments...
Currently reading...a novel that takes place in Halifax during the Great War in Europe and includes the disastrous explosion in Halifax Harbour. It is well written and very interesting from a historical perspective. 👍
