Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs Halifax at War
by Kimber, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 038525993X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259934
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday Canada. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 038525993X . Only slight edge wear, previous owner's name on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 8.40 X 5.50 X 1.20 inches; 352 pages; The untold story of how war transformed the city of Halifax.Stephen Kimber recreates life in Halifax during the Second World War, a city transformed by the influx of military and civilian personnel serving the war effort. "Poorly governed and corrupt, the city erupted at the end of the war in Europe in the infamous V-E Day riots of May 1945.Halifax was the only Canadian city directly caught up in the drama, danger, death, and disaster of our last good war. Through the eyes and experiences of the people who lived it -- sailors, slackers (civilians), prohibitionists, spies, profiteers, and just plain local folk -- Stephen Kimber brings this extraordinary period of history to life. From an initial outpouring of imperial patriotism and local paternalism to the final Bacchanalian orgy of booze, looting, dancing in the streets, public fornication and general mayhem, this is the true, untold story of how a city changed a war, and a war changed a city.Drawing on primary sources ranging from local government and military archives to personal diaries, Kimber recreates life in Halifax during the Second World War so convincingly that readers will feel that they have journeyed back in time to meet some of the most colourful characters ever encountered in a history book." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15776
- Title
- Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs Halifax at War
- Author
- Kimber, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 038525993X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259934
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- 038525993X, Halifax riot, D Day, WWII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.