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Shattered City by Janet Kitz

Shattered City

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Janet Kitz

Nimbus · Ebook · September 1, 2010

This book, the most comprehensive ever written on the Explosion, details the terrific devastation, the aftermath and the restoration.

Post-Confederation CanadaDisaster & Crisis Studies
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Post-Confederation Canada, Disaster & Crisis Studies
Published
Nimbus, September 1, 2010

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About this book

This book, the most comprehensive ever written on the Explosion, details the terrific devastation, the aftermath and the restoration. It encompasses dozens of previously unpublished stories, photographs, and documents, along with some thought-provoking coverage of the inquiry into the disaster. A best- selling book from its first printing in 1989, this new edition has an updated cover and is sure to be a must-have for readers.

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Disaster & Crisis Studies41%
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Publisher categories

  • Canadian History
Authors
Janet Kitz
Publisher
Nimbus
Published
September 1, 2010
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Canadian History