The Halifax Catastrophe

Royal Print & Litho LimitedProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 11K words
Chapters: 2

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Halifax Catastrophe by Royal Print & Litho LimitedAuthor: Royal Print & Litho Limited,Language: English, Class: F1001: North America local history: Canada, Release Date: Sep 23, 2016

Editor's review

This book is a public-domain local-history document on the Halifax Catastrophe, digitized by Project Gutenberg and credited to Royal Print & Litho Limited, in the Canadian local history category. Its value lies not in popular narrative but in providing a freely accessible primary-source text, useful as a starting point for research or for learning about the event. Note that it is a public-domain e-book whose length and format lean toward a compilation of historical materials or a record printed at the time, rather than a modern scholarly monograph. General readers seeking a quick overview may need to pair it with other general histories; for those studying local history, disaster history, or early printing and publishing, it is a convenient electronic text. Use it as an index to sources: skim the table of contents and key passages first, then decide what to read closely.

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University students and researchers needing a public-domain electronic text for reference
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FAQ

Is this a modern book giving a complete account of the Halifax Catastrophe?

No. It is a public-domain electronic text from Project Gutenberg, credited to Royal Print & Litho Limited and classified as Canadian local history. Its format is closer to primary materials or a record printed at the time than to a modern scholarly monograph, so do not expect systematic modern analysis.

What language level is needed to read it?

The text is in English and comes from earlier printed materials, so the phrasing may be old-fashioned. University-level English reading ability is enough if you use a dictionary; if your English is weaker, read a Chinese general history of the Halifax Catastrophe first, then return to the relevant passages here.

Is it suitable for citation in a paper?

It can be used as a lead to primary or early sources, but verify the text's source, publication information, and version, and note that the credit names a printing firm rather than an individual historian. Before formal citation, compare it with an authoritative edition or archival original rather than relying on a single electronic text.

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Royal Print & Litho Limited Author

Royal Print & Litho Limited is credited as an institutional publishing and printing entity. Public information about it is limited, and the details currently available center on a single work, The Halifax Catastrophe. Judging from the form of the name, it is not an individual author but an organization responsible for printing and publishing, the kind of body that compiles, produces, and distributes texts on particular subjects. The title The Halifax Catastrophe points to the historical Halifax disaster, suggesting that the organization's publications lean toward documentary and event-based records. With only one work in the database, it is difficult to judge its long-term publishing direction or overall style, but the entity has left a text that can be consulted on local or historical disaster memory. Readers seeking to understand its editorial orientation should begin with this work and verify it against further public bibliographic sources. Overall, any introduction should remain cautious and avoid speculation beyond the facts.