{"product_id":"the-harbor-that-exploded-oliver-stanmore-9798188621452","title":"The Harbor That Exploded: Halifax 1917 and the Largest Blast Before the Atomic Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt 9:04 AM on December 6, 1917, the munitions ship Mont-Blanc detonated in Halifax Harbour, unleashing a blast that flattened the city, killed 1,600 people instantly, and remains the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. The Harbor That Exploded reconstructs that single minute of fire and iron, tracing the collision, the fire on deck, and the shockwave that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an original map of the harbour approach, data-rich tables of ship cargo and blast radius, and a timeline of the collision's final hour. Anecdotes are drawn from named survivors, contemporary diaries, and official inquiry transcripts-showing exactly how the disaster unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history who want the story of Halifax 1917 told with precision, evidence, and immediacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Stanmore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188621452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Oliver Stanmore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665957130495,"sku":"9798188621452","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a7dac55-ce71-4299-b02b-912574d655c6.jpg?v=1792014818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-harbor-that-exploded-oliver-stanmore-9798188621452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}