Sailors, slackers, and blind pigs: Halifax at war
Prix littéraires (romans), Essais et documents primés, Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Canada (histoire), Seconde Guerre mondiale
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
In May 1945, the city of Halifax erupted in a riot - a two-day orgy or boozing, looting, window-smashing, dancing in the streets, public fornication, and mindless mayhem to 'celebrate' the end of the war. The paternalism, privations, overcrowding, and… tensions of a city at war created a situation waiting to explode, and an admiral's pride provided the match that set it off. Includes interviews with the people who lived through it - sailors, slackers (civilians), street urchins, prohibitionists, spies, profiteers, reporters, and just plain local folks. Some strong language. Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 2002.