A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord, copyright 1983, 182 pages.
Genre: Non Fiction/Titanic
RL: 8th - adult
The Titanic was a beautiful, magnificent ship; among the best of her day. She boasted of glorious staircases, lavish staterooms and the very best money could buy. But more important than that was her reputation to be "unsinkable". April 14, 1912 at 11:40 pm the Titanic collides with an iceberg. Even as she begins to sink and lifeboats are being lowered, no one thinks that they are in any real danger. The Titanic was, after all, unsinkable; wouldn't it be safer to stay on the ship? Many wanted to stay inside where it was warm and had to be forced into the lifeboat. April 15, 1912 at 2:20 am the Titanic is gone. In just a few short hours this ship was at the bottom of the ocean taking more than 1,500 people with her. Those in the lifeboats still cannot fathom what has happened before their very eyes. The "unsinkable" Titanic was no more.
The Titanic disaster is probably my very favorite subject; I love to read everything I can. I definitely must say that this is by far the best book I have ever read on the Titanic. The author, when researching the subject, was able to interview a good many of the actual survivors of the Titanic tragedy. In fact, most of the book is composed of the recollections of those survivors. The book is written in such a manner that you feel as if you are actually there on the Titanic in those last few hours. The only slightly negative thing I found in this book was the use of a "bad word" (about half a dozen uses throughout the book) in the quotations. Other than that I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves ships and the sea, or more specifically, the Titanic.
Genre: Non Fiction/Titanic
RL: 8th - adult
The Titanic was a beautiful, magnificent ship; among the best of her day. She boasted of glorious staircases, lavish staterooms and the very best money could buy. But more important than that was her reputation to be "unsinkable". April 14, 1912 at 11:40 pm the Titanic collides with an iceberg. Even as she begins to sink and lifeboats are being lowered, no one thinks that they are in any real danger. The Titanic was, after all, unsinkable; wouldn't it be safer to stay on the ship? Many wanted to stay inside where it was warm and had to be forced into the lifeboat. April 15, 1912 at 2:20 am the Titanic is gone. In just a few short hours this ship was at the bottom of the ocean taking more than 1,500 people with her. Those in the lifeboats still cannot fathom what has happened before their very eyes. The "unsinkable" Titanic was no more.
The Titanic disaster is probably my very favorite subject; I love to read everything I can. I definitely must say that this is by far the best book I have ever read on the Titanic. The author, when researching the subject, was able to interview a good many of the actual survivors of the Titanic tragedy. In fact, most of the book is composed of the recollections of those survivors. The book is written in such a manner that you feel as if you are actually there on the Titanic in those last few hours. The only slightly negative thing I found in this book was the use of a "bad word" (about half a dozen uses throughout the book) in the quotations. Other than that I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves ships and the sea, or more specifically, the Titanic.