The Story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and the Boston Tree

The Story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and the Boston Tree
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Publisher : FriesenPress
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 : 9781525501845
ISBN-13 : 1525501844
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Book Synopsis The Story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and the Boston Tree by : Suzanne Pasternak

Download or read book The Story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and the Boston Tree written by Suzanne Pasternak and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 9:06 in the morning of December 6, 1917 in the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia two ships collided. Minutes later there was an apocalyptic explosion followed by a blizzard of flying glass, splintered wood and white hot metal falling from the sky. In an instant almost 2,000 people lay dead and another 9,000 wounded and thousands left homeless. This set in motion the greatest rescue mission ever known at the time between the United States and Canada. Within hours, without authority or hesitation the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts pulled together all their medical resources and went to the aid of Halifax. This is the story of unprecedented compassion, mercy, and heroism. It speaks of the eternal friendship and helping hands across the border between the State of Massachusetts and the people of Nova Scotia. This humanitarian rescue mission was never forgotten. Every year a special thank you gift is sent to Boston from the people of Nova Scotia. This gift symbolizes peace on earth, hope and light in the darkness..... a giant fifty foot Christmas tree!


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