Download or read book Halifax and the Titanic Disaster Self guided Tour of Titanic Related Historical Sites of Halifax and Dartmouth written by Chris Martin and published by Halifax, N.S. : Halifax Privatours. This book was released on 1999 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Titanic Remembered written by Alan Ruffman and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world's grief. Today, visitors from around the world go to Halifax to see the many unique artefacts of the sinking in the collection of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, a permanent exhibit that recounts the story ofTitanic and the city's role in the disaster. This book, newly updated, describes the extensive search that followed the sinking and examines how people came to terms with the impact of the sinking. Titanic Remembered offers a unique perspective on the Titanic saga, serving as a valuable illustration of the disaster's tragic aftermath.
Download or read book Fodor s Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cowkeeper s Wish written by Tracy Kasaboski and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1840s, a young cowkeeper and his wife arrive in London, England, having walked from coastal Wales with their cattle. They hope to escape poverty, but instead they plunge deeper into it, and the family, ensconced in one of London’s “black holes,” remains mired there for generations. The Cowkeeper’s Wish follows the couple’s descendants in and out of slum housing, bleak workhouses and insane asylums, through tragic deaths, marital strife and war. Nearly a hundred years later, their great-granddaughter finds herself in an altogether different London, in southern Ontario. In The Cowkeeper’s Wish, Kristen den Hartog and Tracy Kasaboski trace their ancestors’ path to Canada, using a single family’s saga to give meaningful context to a fascinating period in history—Victorian and then Edwardian England, the First World War and the Depression. Beginning with little more than enthusiasm, a collection of yellowed photographs and a family tree, the sisters scoured archives and old newspapers, tracked down streets, pubs and factories that no longer exist, and searched out secrets buried in crumbling ledgers, building on the fragments that remained of family tales. While this family story is distinct, it is also typical, and so all the more worth telling. As a working-class chronicle stitched into history, The Cowkeeper’s Wish offers a vibrant, absorbing look at the past that will captivate genealogy enthusiasts and readers of history alike.
Download or read book Halifax and Titanic written by John Boileau and published by Nimbus Publishing (CN). This book was released on 2012 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the relationship between the city of Halifax, the unprecedented tragedy of Titanic's sinking and the recovery effort which brought 209 bodies to Halifax, 150 of which were buried in three of the city's cemeteries.
Download or read book The Story of Dartmouth written by John Patrick Martin and published by Dartmouth, N.S. : M. Jones. This book was released on 2001 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haunting Experiences written by Diane Goldstein and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts and other supernatural phenomena are widely represented throughout modern culture. They can be found in any number of entertainment, commercial, and other contexts, but popular media or commodified representations of ghosts can be quite different from the beliefs people hold about them, based on tradition or direct experience. Personal belief and cultural tradition on the one hand, and popular and commercial representation on the other, nevertheless continually feed each other. They frequently share space in how people think about the supernatural. In Haunting Experiences, three well-known folklorists seek to broaden the discussion of ghost lore by examining it from a variety of angles in various modern contexts. Diane E. Goldstein, Sylvia Ann Grider, and Jeannie Banks Thomas take ghosts seriously, as they draw on contemporary scholarship that emphasizes both the basis of belief in experience (rather than mere fantasy) and the usefulness of ghost stories. They look closely at the narrative role of such lore in matters such as socialization and gender. And they unravel the complex mix of mass media, commodification, and popular culture that today puts old spirits into new contexts.
Download or read book SS Atlantic written by Greg Cochkanoff and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing, and Next Generation Indie Book Award, Historical Non-Fiction It's a cold April night on the high seas. A ship steams quickly towards port. Aboard are wealthy passengers enjoying their luxurious accommodations. In the holds below, steerage passengers sit in crowded berths, excited about starting a new life in a new world. In the bridge above, the Captain retires for the evening. The lookouts think they see something ahead. Too late, they warn the bridge... This was the fate of the SS Atlantic, the second ship built by the White Star Line for its new fleet. Built forty-two years before the RMS Titanic, the Atlantic had successfully completed eighteen crossings before it ran aground off the coast of Nova Scotia on April 1, 1873, killing 562 of the 952 onboard. It was the worst trans-Atlantic marine disaster of the 19th century, yet, until now, the full story has never been told.
Download or read book The Halifax Explosion written by Ken Cuthbertson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion that was the largest man-made blast prior to the 1945 dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Together with the killer tsunami that followed, the explosion devastated the entire city in the wink of an eye and instantly killed more than two thousand people. While much has been written about the disaster, there is still more to the story, including the investigation of the key figures involved, the histories of the ships that collided and the confluence of circumstances that brought these two vessels together to touch off one of the most tragic man-made disasters of the twentieth century. The Halifax Explosion is a fresh, revealing account that finally answers questions that have lingered for a century: Was the explosion a disaster triggered by simple human error? Was it caused by the negligence of the ships’ pilots or captains? Was it the result of shortcomings in harbour practices and protocols? Or was the blast—as many people at the time insisted—the result of sabotage carried out by wartime German agents? December 6, 2017, marks the centennial of the great Halifax explosion. The Halifax Explosion tells the gripping, as-yet untold story of Canada’s worst disaster—a haunting tale of survival, incredible courage and, ultimately, the triumph of the human spirit.
Download or read book Aftershock written by Janet Maybee and published by Nimbus+ORM. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest maritime disasters in history is reexamined in light of new evidence in this revealing chronicle of the 1917 Halifax explosion. On December 6, 1917, harbor pilot Francis Mackey was guiding the SS Mont Blanc, a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the Atlantic when it was rammed by the Belgian Relief vessel SS Imo. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax's north end and left at least two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes aboard Imo. The tragedy left the country in shock—and looking for someone to blame. Federal government and naval officials found in Pilot Mackey a convenient target for public anger. Charged with manslaughter, he was imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot's license even after the charges were dropped. A century later he is still unfairly linked to the tragedy. Through interviews with Mackey's relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, author Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading up to the Halifax Explosion, the question of culpability, and the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed for Mackey and his family.
Download or read book Canadian Books in Print 2002 written by Marian Butler and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Halifax Explosion written by Graham Metson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Father Marconi written by Degna Marconi and published by Guernica Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of Guglielmo Marconi draws upon her father's personal journals and letters as well as from scientific and historical records to chronicle the life and profession of the internationally known inventor.
Download or read book Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island written by and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2000 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the Fodor's 2000 travel guide series features a distinctive new gold cover plus a Rand McNally map inside, and lively copy that creates excitement about the destination.
Download or read book The Blind Mechanic written by Marilyn Davidson Elliot and published by Nimbus+ORM. This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A daughter’s inspiring biography of her father, who lost his sight in a massive maritime disaster—and went on to build a rewarding life and career. Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the historic Halifax Explosion struck, devastating the Nova Scotia capital and killing almost two thousand people while seriously injuring thousands more. Eric lost both eyes—a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked—and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers, who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. This is the true story of his remarkable life and relentless determination, as told by his daughter.
Download or read book Fodor s Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island written by and published by Fodor's. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new, second edition of the Blackstone's Custody Officers' Manual contains all relevant legislation together with interpretations of the areas of Codes of Practice that are most commonly misunderstood. Fully revised and updated to cover all recent legislative and procedural changes and new cases, it offers a comprehensive treatment of all the elements of the custody officer's role, highlighting common problem areas and offering practical guidance."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Titanic written by John P Eaton and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995-04-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astonishingly thorough pictorial record of her brief existence. Beginning with her conception, more than a thousand photographs and artists' impressions cover her construction and launching, her fitting-out and trials, preparations for her maiden passenger-carrying voyage, her departure from Southampton and arrival at Cherbourg, her voyage to Queenstown, and the drama of her final disaster after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic, and the aftermath through to the.
