Blizzard of glass, the Halifax explosion of 1917, Sally M. Walker
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- Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 -- Juvenile literature
- Explosions -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Halifax (N.S.) -- Biography
- Halifax (N.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Halifax (N.S.) -- History
- Explosions -- Halifax (N.S.) -- History
- Halifax (N.S.) -- Juvenile biography
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Blizzard of glass, the Halifax explosion of 1917, Sally M. Walker
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-140) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Intended audience
1100L, Lexile
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Blizzard of glass
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
711777112
Responsibility statement
Sally M. Walker
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 7.9, 4.0, 148128
Sub title
the Halifax explosion of 1917
Summary
Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collision of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area
Table of contents
A story to tell -- Steaming toward disaster: November 25 to December 5 -- December 6, 1917 -- In Halifax Harbour -- Shortly before nine o'clock -- A horrendous explosion -- The end of the world -- Help! -- A turn for the worse -- The blame -- Recovery and reconstruction -- Time passes
Target audience
juvenile
Incoming Resources
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