In a sweeping narrative, Curse of the Narrows tells a tale of ordinary people in an extraordinary situation, retracing the steps of survivors through the wreckage of a city destroyed. Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 by Laura MacDonald Through interviews with Mackey’s relatives, transcripts, letters, and newly exposed government documents, author Janet Maybee explores the circumstances leading up to the Halifax Explosion, the question of fault, and the impact on the pilot and his family of the unjust, deliberate persecution that followed. Charged with manslaughter, he was imprisoned, villainized in the press, and denied his pilot’s license even after the charges were dropped. Mackey became a convenient target for public anger. Pilot Francis Mackey was responsible for guiding the Mont Blanc into the harbour when it collided with the Imo. Aftershock: The Halifax Explosion and the Persecution of Pilot Francis Mackey by Janet Maybee
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