We have just finished one of the historical books we brought along for our summer travel reading. The Great Halifax Explosion tells the story of the Mont-Blanc, a ship filled to the brim with explosives headed for the battlefields of World War I in December of 1917. When there was a collision in the Halifax harbor, the resulting explosion destroyed the Richmond neighborhood and left 25,000 people homeless. John U. Bacon explains what happened, why it occurred and how it affected the people of Halifax.
The Great Halifax Explosion will be one of the selections for our annual door prize evening.
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