Story of the Titanic (DK History)

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Robertson's book is referenced in the 2009 video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors in regard to the game's setting. What it’s about: Two ships receive the distress calls from the sinking Titanic within minutes of each other – one races to help, the other chooses not to.

Not too many people heard the sound of Titanic hitting the iceberg, but it was very recognizable to the lookouts and crew onboard. In the next two hours and forty minutes, the maiden voyage of Titanic became one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Walter Lord bases this book off of sixty-three survivor accounts for a moment-by-moment account of one of the bleakest nights in the twentieth century. The book’s structure is that of a sequential archive illustrated by more than a thousand contemporary photographs, including Harland & Wolff’s original architectural plans and engineering drawings. It moves from the launch in Belfast to life… The film based on the book and with advice from Lord, was released in 1958. Lord also served as a consultant to Canadian film director James Cameron while he was making his film Titanic in 1997.Who will enjoy this book: Although there is light adventure and mystery, at its heart this is a book about books and their significance, so if that’s your thing, add this to your pile of must-read Titanic books! Who will enjoy this book: It’s a solid Titanic book for elementary-aged students to help learn about the Titanic, tolerance and life. The ship sank on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg that had gone unnoticed. Over 1,500 passengers and crew died of hypothermia and drowning, out of the 2,224 onboard. The philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet lived in what is now Iran, between 1048 and 1131. His achievements included creating the most precise solar calendar of the time but long after his death he would become more famous for his poetry, written in four-line verses known as quatrains

Welshman, John (2012). Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-161173-5. Who will enjoy this book: Serious Titanic buffs will get a lot out of this critical analysis of the event and the ensuing investigation into exactly how this “unsinkable” ship managed to do just that. Further Reading: Mary Montero also has a Q&A book about the Titanic full of interesting facts for kids. This story of the Titanic introduces children to the tragic events an a comprehendible and interesting way. This book of great visuals offers so many little known facts about the great ship.Rasor, Eugene L. (2001). The Titanic : Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31215-1. Who will enjoy this book: People who want to get as close as possible to this tragedy and read real stories from the Titanic will find few better sources than this book. History enthusiasts and Titanic buffs should hopefully find this invaluable. Who will enjoy this book: If you’ve never missed an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians, but wish you were like me and spent more time with your nose in a book, Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage might fill a very specific void. Who will enjoy this book: This may be a good access point for some younger readers to engage with the story of the Titanic tragedy. There are biographies, with accompanying letters, diary entries and newspaper stories, as well as a hundred colour illustrations and stories of the Titanic survivors. A later edition [ clarification needed] includes a followup: Rowland receives a letter from the mother (who congratulates him and pleads for him to visit her) and from the girl.