Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

by Sally M. Walker

Book Overview

On December 6, 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and one held relief supplies, both intended for wartorn 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805089454
• ISBN13: 9780805089455
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9