Scapegoat

the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion, 100th Anniversary Edition

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February 16, 2023 | History

Scapegoat

the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion, 100th Anniversary Edition

Added photographs, two new sections, clarification and errata page, map updates, new material.
Winner of the 2016 John Lyman Book Award in the category "Canadian Naval and Maritime History."

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Language
English
Pages
504

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Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion, 100th Anniversary Edition
2012 (self-published), 2014 & 2016 - 2nd ed. (New World Publishing), originally published by SVP Productions © 2012, licensed to New World Publishing © 2014, Second Edition 2016
Paperback in English

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Table of Contents

Clarification and Errata ix
Acknowledgments xi
“Scapegoat” Definition / Epigraph xii
Timeline of Events xiii
Preface 1
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 - Convergence 16
The Morning of the Explosion
Chapter 2 - “Right to the Channel” 27
Chapter 3 - “There is Going to be a Collision” 42
Chapter 4 - “Nothing but Fire” 54
Chapter 5 - “A Serious Disturbance” 69
The Wreck Commissioner’s Inquiry &
Subsequent Judicial Proceedings
Chapter 6 - Setting Legal Parameters 81
Chapter 7 - Let the Games Begin 88
Chapter 8 - Lost In Translations 102
Chapter 9 - Rules, Telegrams and Memos 114
Chapter 10 - The “Dead Letter” Effect 132
Chapter 11 - The Making of a Scapegoat 159
Chapter 12 - Path to Predetermination 184
Chapter 13 - A Futile Exercise 202
Chapter 14 - Voice of Reason 223
Chapter 15 - Of Decisions, Wrongs and Remedies 235
Chapter 16 - “Civium Ardor Prava Jubentium” 256
Chapter 17 - Guardian of the Gate 278
Epilogue/Comments and Conclusions 290
Appendix
Note of Protest, S. S. Mont Blanc 309
Written Testimony from HMS Highflyer Officers 311
Compendium of Military Personnel and Civilians 313
Elements of the Halifax Explosion 341
Catalogue of Writs and Documents, R v. Mackey and Le Médec 351
List of Inquiry Witnesses and Dates of Sessions 353
Ships of the 1917 Halifax Explosion 355
The Royal Naval College of Canada 367
Notes 375
Bibliography 423
Photographs and Illustrations 425
From Collision to Explosion 432
Index 433

Edition Notes

Published in
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Contributors

Contributor
Jeanne Howell - editorial adisor
Contributor
Barry Cahill, legal advisor
Contributor
Dr. William Barker, advisor
Contributor
Francis Mitchell, publisher, advisor
Editor
Joel Zemel

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
ix- 448
Number of pages
504
Dimensions
10 x 7 x 1 inches
Weight
1.6 kilos

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25443767M
ISBN 13
9780968492093, 9781895814620

Work Description

A non-fiction history of the circumstances that led to the 1917 Halifax Explosion. The book examines the complete criminal and civil litigation in great detail.

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