Broken Pieces: An Orphan of the Halifax Explosion

by Allison Lawlor

Book Overview

One hundred years ago, on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc collided with the Belgian relief vessel Imo in the Halifax Harbour. At first, a small fire broke out aboard the Mont Blanc, which grew bigger crowds of people and emergency responders linded the shores of Halifax and Dartmouth to get a better look. Suddenly, the Mont Blanc's explosive cargo blew up, flattening homes and businesses, and triggering a tsunami.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771085150
• ISBN13: 9781771085151
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5