The Saddest Ship Afloat The Tragedy of the MS St. Louis

Lawlor, Allison

ISBN 10: 1771083999 / ISBN 13: 9781771083997

Published by Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2016

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Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request. dw.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Saddest Ship Afloat The Tragedy of the MS St. Louis
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing Ltd, Halifax, NS, Canada
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771083999
• ISBN 13: 9781771083997
• Binding: softcover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

On May 13, 1939, the eve of the Second World War, the MS St. Louis left port in Hamburg, Germany, headed for Havana, Cuba. Among the ship's passengers were more than six hundred Jews attempting to escape Nazi rule. But most of the visas the passengers had purchased turned out to be fake and after several days in limbo in Havana's harbour, the ship's captain turned back for Europe. Canadian and American activists petitioned their governments to accept the refugees on humanitarian grounds, but to no avail. On its return, the ship would distribute its passengers among European countries, and over the course of the war, an estimated 250 would die in the Nazi-run concentration camps.

The latest in the Stories of our Past series is illustrated with photos and sidebar features on the voyage, glimpses into the lives of passengers, a look at Canada's postwar refugee policy, and memorials dedicated to preserving the story of this tragic event in Canadian immigration history.

About the Author

Allison Lawlor is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, Homemakers, Canadian Living, and University Affairs magazines. After graduating from Ryerson University she worked as a reporter for several daily papers in Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia in 2003. Her first book, 250 Years of Progress: Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, was published by Nimbus in 2005. Allison lives in Prospect, Nova Scotia, with her husband and their two daughters.