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4) Titanic
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Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.
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In The Sinking of the Titanic, read about the steamship from stem to stern, from the building and construction, the crew and passengers, and the ship's fate with an iceberg, to the effect this tragedy had, and continues to have, on the shipping industry and the world.
7) Titanic
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Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
8) The Titanic
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This title examines the exploration and study of the Titanic's wreck. The book explores the ship's sinking, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts.
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Recounts the attack on passenger ship SS "City of Benares" during WWII, which was carrying nearly 100 British children escaping from the German onslaught of England's major cities as part of the Children's Overseas Reception Board program. As their military escort departed on the way to Canadian ports, a German submarine torpedoed the ship, not knowing it was a civilian ship carrying children. The author draws on first-hand accounts of the tragedy,...
11) Titanic
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Explores the history of the steamship Titanic, from Thomas Andrews' plans for "the safest ship on the ocean" to the lingering questions concerning its disastrous maiden voyage in 1912.
14) Titanic sinks!
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Presents the true story of the building and launching of the Titanic and offers a "you are there" feeling when the steamship struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage.
18) The Titanic
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Describes the planning and building of the Titanic, its departure and passengers, its fatal collision with an iceberg and sinking, and the fascination with this disaster held by so many people.