Sailors, Slackers, and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War
by Kimber, Stephen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 038525993X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259934
- Seller
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Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario: Doubleday Canada, 2002. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dustjacket is bumped and creased on edges. Previous owner's name on endpaper.Staining on page edges. "In May 1945, while other Canadians celebrated the Allied Victory in Europe with parades and fireworks, the city of Halifax erupted in a riot - a two-day orgy of boozing, looting, window-smashing, dancing in the streets, public fornication and mindless mayhem - that not only tore the city apart but also finally ripped the lid of six years of mounting frustration and anger ....".
Synopsis
Stephen Kimber, Director of the School of Journalism at King’s College in Halifax and former producer for CBC and CTV, is the author of four non-fiction books, including the bestselling Flight 111: The Tragedy of the Swissair Crash . He has won an ACTRA award for documentary writing and a National Author’s Award. He and his wife and three children live in Halifax. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008079
- Title
- Sailors, Slackers, and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War
- Author
- Kimber, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 038525993X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259934
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR 1939 1945 CANADA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nova Scotia; War and Militaria;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted post paid by buyer within 30 days of purchase if book is not as described.
About the Seller
ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles
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Tantallon, Nova Scotia
About ABC: Antiques, Books & Collectibles
ABC: Antiques, Books and Collectibles operates a small shop on the \"Lighthouse Route\" at 12717 Peggy\'s Cove Rd., Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open seasonally May to October, by chance or appointment at other times. Our book selection is concentrated on Antiquarian and Nova Scotia/Maritime provinces. We also offer a varied selection of antiques and collectibles.
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