"The Great Halifax Explosion," by John U. Bacon On the train ride back to Wolfville, Barss, the man who'd been so lost, realized what he wanted to do with his life: he would become a doctor.

Within an hour of the explosion in Halifax, the people of Boston starting sending two trains and two ships with 100 doctors, 300 nurses and $1 million in medical supplies – all without being asked.

A cloud rises from an explosion aboard the Mont Blanc, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 6, 1917. Library and Archives Canada ...

Due to an explosion in the English city of Halifax, 14 houses have to be evacuated. A total of three people were injured and taken to hospital. Pete Hegseth holding Pentagon press conference to ...

John U. Bacon is the author of “The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism.” A bustling port in a time of conflict. Explosive compounds ...

Letters to the Editor The Halifax explosion was the largest man-made non-nuclear boom ever January 15, 2016 More than 9 years ago ...

In December 1917, a cargo ship carrying explosives detonated near the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. In his book, [The Great Halifax Explosion], John U. Bacon chronicles the events leading up ...

With his new book, “The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy and Extraordinary Heroism” (HarperLuxe), Ann Arbor author John U. Bacon aims to remind the world of ...

On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, the SS Mont-Blanc, a French tramp steamer, made its way slowly into Halifax Harbor, a stopover on its way to deliver its cargo to the French army. The crew was start… ...