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5⭐️

Just…WOW🤯

This was very well researched. It does include some discussion of the war, and a soldier from Nova Scotia who ended up helping out after the disaster, as he was back home after being severely injured. Also includes a detailed account of the ships and crew involved in the collision, as well as tidbits of time of some of the civilians on shore who were affected (lost family members, lost homes, injuries...).

1. Aquarius
2. This is gonna be lame, because it's a work thing, but, I figured out how to do 2 new things on our library's website (I'm still working on the 3rd). I didn't design, or create it, I juzt manage it, so, learning all of the backend of it is my 2019 overarching goal.
3. The one tagged (DO NOT read it, it's boring af) I'm gonna read the book that this is supposedly taken from "Shattered City".
4. Buy boxes

#friyayintro @howjessreads

Completely serendipitously I found this book yesterday at our used book shop and I started reading it. I had to buy it because I love History and I love Halifax. Little did I know that today is the 101st anniversary of the great explosion! This book is well-researched and very readable.

I was totally unaware of this disaster that took place in 1917 when a ship containing 3000 tons of explosives collided with another ship in the Halifax harbor killing 2,000 people and injuring 9000 more. Experience treating the thousands of victims lead to innovations in pediatric and ophthalmological surgery. There were many acts of heroism and kindness following this tragedy as well.

This is my tally for the entire month of reading. The tagged book is my favorite that wasn't part of my Freaky Friday Swap list. This was a great month for me in nonfiction!

This book really fascinated me and I learned a lot; however, by page 315 I had lost all my steam and interest. I may come back to this and read the last four chapters.

To anyone else reading this, don't give up like I did. It's a really interesting story!

This was a vividly told look at a part of history about which I was completely unfamiliar. The author introduces the town and many of the people involved and then leads through the disaster and its aftermath. The story was sad, but I'm glad I learned about the Halifax disaster. #nonfictionchallenge2018

But years later they seemed to remember those tender mercies as clearly as the horrific scenes they had survived, as if they were somehow imbued with equal power.

Today I finished a book about the great Halifax explosion. On December 6, 1917 a munitions boat caught fire and exploded in Halifax Harbor. Nearly 2,000 people were killed in the explosion, and another 9,000 injured. A quarter of the population was instantly homeless. This disaster pioneered disaster relief, solidified Canadian-American relations, and was used as a guide by scientists in the Manhattan Project. It was a fascinating read.

New week, new book. Excited to read this, it‘s something I know little to nothing about.

#libraryhaul I love being the first person to receive a brand new book, or three!