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On the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, an event that redefined and shaped the Halifax we know today, whether you’re looking for the facts and figures or an historical fiction perspective, you can mark this day with one of the many books published on the topic.
Non-Fiction
6.12.17: The Halifax Explosion
Bearing Witness: Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion
Breaking Disaster: Newspaper Stories of the Halifax Explosion
Betrayal of Trust: Commander Wyatt and the Halifax Explosion
The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War 1 Story of Treachery, Tragedy and Extraordinary Heroism
The Halifax Explosion: Canada’s Worst Disaster, December 6, 1917
Explosion in Halifax Harbour, 1917
Enriched by Catastrophe: Social Work and Social Conflict after the Halifax Explosion
Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
1917 Halifax Explosion and American Response
Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey
Explosion in Halifax Harbour: The illustrated account of the disaster that shook the world
Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion & the Road to Recovery
The Town That Died: A Chronicle of the Halifax Explosion
Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue
Ground Zero: A Reassessment of the 1917 Explosion in Halifax Harbour
Too Many to Mourn: One Family’s Tragedy in the Halifax Explosion
Survivors: Children of the Halifax Explosion
Explosion in Halifax Harbour, 1917
December 1917: Re-visiting the Halifax Explosion
Fiction
For Young Readers
The Flying Squirrel Stowaways: From Halifax to Boston
Broken Pieces: An Orphan of the Halifax Explosion
Hope and Survival: A Story of the Halifax Explosion
No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion Diary of Charlotte Blackburn
