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Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey

Janet Maybee

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Description:WINNER of the 2015 Atlantic Book Award for Non-FictionOn December 6, 1917, harbor pilot Francis Mackey was guiding the 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? 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. A century later he is still unfairly linked to the tragedy. Through interviews with Mackey's relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, author Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading up to the Halifax Explosion, the question of fault, and the impact on the pilot and his family of the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey. To get started finding Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2015

ISBN: 1771083441

Description: WINNER of the 2015 Atlantic Book Award for Non-FictionOn December 6, 1917, harbor pilot Francis Mackey was guiding the 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? 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. A century later he is still unfairly linked to the tragedy. Through interviews with Mackey's relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, author Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading up to the Halifax Explosion, the question of fault, and the impact on the pilot and his family of the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey. To get started finding Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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