Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey de Maybee, Janet - 2015-10-09

Nimbus Publishing (CN), 2015. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Nimbus Publishing (CN), 2015. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing Ltd., 2015 "It is time to lift the weight of defamation carried far too long by a man and a family who did not deserve such a burden. It's is time to tell Mackey's truth." Foreword by Peter MacArthur. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white and color photographs. Detailed map showing showing the paths of the two ships approaching each other before the collision. Very light cover edgewear, including moderate diagonal crease to upper rear cover corner. Faint wrinkle to half-title page. Otherwise clean, tight, and unworn.

Halifax, NS: Nimbus, 2015. 130 pp, 9" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions, maps. "On December 6, 1917, harbour pilot Francis Mackey was guiding 'Mont Blanc', a French munitions ship, into Bedford Basin to join a convoy across the 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 aboard 'Imo'. Who was to blame? A century later, this question is still unanswered. And yet, following the explosion, federal government and naval officials found in Pilot Mackey a convenient target for public anger. Charged with manslaughter, he was imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot's license even after the charges were dropped. He is still unfairly linked to the tragedy today. (This book) shares informatiion never before revealed, from evidence of federal coverups to Mackey's family lore. Examining… Leer más

Nimbus Pub Ltd. Used - Good.

Nimbus Publishing. Used - Very Good.

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Nimbus Pub Ltd, 2016. Paperback. New. 160 pages. 8.98x6.50x0.47 inches.