Disasters
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Lost FeastCulinary Extinction and the Future of Food |
When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. … | Lenore Newman | 308 | 2019 | View |
![]() On Borrowed TimeNorth America's Next Big Quake |
Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a … | Gregor Craigie | 248 | 2021 | View |
![]() Rebuilding HalifaxA History of the Halifax Relief Commission |
Using the perspectives of law, politics, public policy and intergovernmental relations, historian Barry Cahill describes the complex activities of an almost-unaccountable agency that took the … | Barry Cahill | 226 | 2020 | View |
![]() The Lac-Mégantic Rail DisasterPublic Betrayal, Justice Denied |
This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials … | Bruce Campbell | 216 | 2018 | View |
![]() Titanic RememberedThe Unsinkable Ship and Halifax |
The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world’s … | Alan Ruffman | 72 | 2013 | View |
From ![]() Introduction |
Overview of the town of Lac-Mégantic, its relation to railroads, and the rail disaster of 2013, placed within the context of government deregulation of key industries like transportation and … | Bruce Campbell | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Rebuilding Halifax |
The introduction provides a brief overview of the history of the Halifax Relief Commission and it’s activities over the course of its six-decade existence. | Barry Cahill | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() IntroductionChristchurch and what it means for North America From: On Borrowed Time |
An examination of the destruction and tragedy of the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, as well as its implications for metropolitan cities in North America. | Gregor Craigie | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() SilphiumFrom: Lost Feast |
This chapter follows Newman’s time in Iceland tasting Icelandic butter and her reflections on culinary extinction and how the Iceland’s unique dairy products could soon become lost. | Lenore Newman | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
From ![]() Chapter OneUnearthing the risk in Cascadia From: On Borrowed Time |
This chapter examines officials’ attempts to downplay or dismiss the risk of earthquakes since the discovery of the North American Pacific West Coast. Pieces together the events of the … | Gregor Craigie | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
From ![]() Gods and MonstersFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman explores the history of major animal extinction through the work of Charles Darwin and other naturalists, through using the decline of the dodo bird throughout. | Lenore Newman | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
From ![]() Halifax ReliefFrom Citizen’s Committee to Government Commission (1917-1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 1 Discusses the immediate aftermath of the explosion of the Mont Blanc in Halifax harbour. The chapter describes how, within hours of the catastrophe, local government and business … | Barry Cahill | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
From ![]() The Liberators |
Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces … | Bruce Campbell | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() Across the Seas of GrassFrom: Lost Feast |
In this chapter Newman reflects on her travels to the Yukon to explore northern cuisine during which she reflects on the local bison, their preservation, and the history of the decline of … | Lenore Newman | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
From ![]() At SeaFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Looks at the Journey of the Titanic on the Sea, looks at specific experiences by passengers, the dangerous of icebergs, analyzes the disaster of the sinking, the responses from the white star … | Alan Ruffman | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
From ![]() Chapter TwoResponding to the risk From: On Borrowed Time |
Details the evolution of seismographic and earthquake preparedness testing, as well as the work that has been done in various municipalities. | Gregor Craigie | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |