Book Talk: Tragedy at Second Narrows

WHERE: Capilano Branch Library, Potlatch Meeting Room, 3045 Highland Blvd., North Vancouver

Free. Registration is required. Call 604-987-4471.

Hear Eric Jamieson talk about and show images from his new book Tragedy at Second Narrows, which documents the Second Narrows bridge collapse - an unforgettable event in Vancouver’s history.
On June 17, 1958, Vancouver experienced the worst industrial accident in its history when the new bridge being built across Burrard Inlet collapsed into the flooding tidal waters of Second Narrows, killing eighteen workers.

Tragedy at Second Narrows unravels one of Vancouver's great mysteries with all the appeal of a gripping detective novel. Eric Jamieson has returned to the scene of the tragedy and reconstructed the tragic event with scrupulous care, introducing the entire cast of politicians, construction bosses, engineers and ironworkers; he relives those terrifying moments when the structure began to crack and drop like the bottom was falling out of the world.

Join us for this captivating talk!