The Halifax Explosion: 6 December 1917 at 9:05 in the Morning

by Afua Cooper

The Halifax Explosion is a poem written by Halifax's seventh poet laureate, Dr. Afua Cooper. It reveals dramatically what happened on 6 December 1917 at 9:05 when two ships carrying munitions and war supplies collided in the Halifax Harbour. The poem shows the tragic toll the resulting explosion and fire took on the residents of Halifax and the surrounding area, which stretched all the way north to Africville. Dr. Cooper commemorates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1778242804
• ISBN13: 9781778242809
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Plumleaf Press Inc.
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.3" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7