Advanced
Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Title details for Betrayal of Trust by Joel Zemel - Available

Betrayal of Trust

by Joel Zemel
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
Before the Halifax Explosion, Cmdr. F. Evan Wyatt was a married officer, popular with the city’s elite and a promising career in the Royal Canadian Navy. The French munitions ship, SS Mont-Blanc, & Norwegian freighter, SS Imo, collided in Halifax Harbour on Dec. 6, 1917 resulting in 2000 dead, 9000 injured, thousands without shelter. An inquiry into the cause of the collision quickly devolved into a hunt for scapegoats: the captain & pilot of the French vessel and the RCN’s CXO, Wyatt were charged with manslaughter & criminal negligence. The former were released on a writ of habeas corpus, but Wyatt was indicted, and although acquitted, his reputation/professional career lay in ruins. Why did the RCN not protect one of its own?
Expand title description text

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Law Nonfiction

Languages

English

Before the Halifax Explosion, Cmdr. F. Evan Wyatt was a married officer, popular with the city’s elite and a promising career in the Royal Canadian Navy. The French munitions ship, SS Mont-Blanc, & Norwegian freighter, SS Imo, collided in Halifax Harbour on Dec. 6, 1917 resulting in 2000 dead, 9000 injured, thousands without shelter. An inquiry into the cause of the collision quickly devolved into a hunt for scapegoats: the captain & pilot of the French vessel and the RCN’s CXO, Wyatt were charged with manslaughter & criminal negligence. The former were released on a writ of habeas corpus, but Wyatt was indicted, and although acquitted, his reputation/professional career lay in ruins. Why did the RCN not protect one of its own?
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Law Nonfiction
Check out what's being checked out right now