Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and the other held relief supplies, both intended for war-torn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts.
Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery.

This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Author: Sally M. Walker
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 02/25/2014
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.14h x 6.10w x 0.42d
ISBN13: 9781250040084
ISBN10: 1250040086
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Canada
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft

About the Author
Sally M. Walker is the author of Written in Bone, Fossil Fish Found Alive, and Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois