{"product_id":"the-halifax-explosion-david-a-griner-9798190405170","title":"The Halifax Explosion: The Morning Halifax Was Nearly Erased","description":"\u003cb\u003eAt 9:04 in the morning, Halifax stopped existing as it had been just seconds before.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFew people know that the largest man-made explosion the world had ever witnessed didn't come from a battlefield in Europe, but from a quiet Canadian harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, where two ships, a French munitions carrier and a Norwegian relief vessel, met in a narrow channel on an ordinary December morning in 1917. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat followed was twenty-five minutes of fire, a curious crowd gathered at their windows with no idea what they were watching, and a single railway dispatcher who chose to stay at his post and warn others instead of saving himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe hidden truth behind that morning\u003c\/i\u003e is not a story of villains or reckless men. It's a story of small, reasonable decisions, a delayed shipment of coal, a passing signal misread, a sixteen-year-old's wounded silence, that quietly stacked on top of each other until nothing could stop what came next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Halifax Explosion: The Morning Halifax Was Nearly Erased\u003c\/b\u003e takes you inside that harbor, aboard both ships, and into the streets of a city that had no warning it was about to lose nearly two thousand souls, thousands more to injury and blindness, and entire neighborhoods in a single instant, only to be buried under a blizzard the very next day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat you're about to discover will change how you see\u003c\/i\u003e one of the most devastating, and least understood, disasters of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book matters because history rarely offers a clearer lesson in how catastrophe builds, quietly, out of decisions nobody would call reckless at the time. Readers who love gripping, real-world disaster narratives, maritime history, or stories of ordinary courage under impossible pressure will find themselves fully immersed from the very first page. Whether you're a lifelong history reader or simply drawn to true stories of human resilience, this is a morning you won't forget once you've lived through it on these pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReady to step into the harbor moments before everything changed? \u003cb\u003eGet your copy today and experience the morning Halifax was nearly erased.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Griner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798190405170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"David A. Griner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666076733695,"sku":"9798190405170","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df468060-9fd7-4d76-a3e4-705516ee78e1.jpg?v=1792015567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-halifax-explosion-david-a-griner-9798190405170","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}