[…] Atlantic when it was rammed by Belgian Relief vessel Imo. The resulting massive explosion destroyed Halifax‘s north end and left at least two thousand people dead, including pilot William Hayes […]
Black Snow is a love story set during the Halifax Explosion. The 1917 disaster was the largest man-made blast the world had ever known, and it cut Halifax off from […]
December 1917 is a photographic guide to the Halifax Explosion by noted local historians Janet Kitz and Joan Payzant. The authors profile locations in both Halifax and Dartmouth that were […]
This is the story of two families in Dartmouth at the time of the Halifax Explosion, December 1917. Flossie Wright is a prankster, taking pleasure in practical jokes. Isobel Morton, […]
The attractions and charms of Halifax Regional Municipality are vividly depicted in this full-colour, photographic book. The book highlights greater Halifax‘s scenery, historic sites, varied lifestyles, and well-known monuments. All […]
“I was walking into an air-conditioned Halifax tavern on a hot summer afternoon in search of a dark mystery. I was on the trail of a cold-case murder—a murder case […]
[…] the historical whispers of a death ship — an elegant old steamer that limped into Halifax harbour during the early hours of April 9, 1866, with more than a thousand […]
First published in 1948, Halifax Warden of the North has remained the best-known and most influential chronicle of Halifax since it first hit the shelves. In this updated version […]
The Halifax Street Railway is a photographic history of Halifax‘s oft-forgotten transportation system. The book features over one hundred historical photographs documenting technological changes to the street railway system over […]