The night lives on / Walter Lord.
By: Lord, Walter [author.]
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BookPublisher: London : Penguin Books, [1986]Copyright date: ©1986Description: 272 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 19 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0140279008 (paperback); 9780140279009 (paperback).Subject(s): Titanic (Steamship)DDC classification: 910.91634 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The most awesome ocean-going vessel the world had ever seen, the mighty TITANIC struck an iceberg and sank on the night of 14th April, 1912, carrying more than fifteen hundred souls -- and unaccountable secrets -- to the icy bottom of the mid-Atlantic. Why did the crew steam full speed ahead into dangerous waters despite six wireless warnings? How able was Captain Smith? Why did the nearby ship CALIFORNIAN ignore TITANIC's distress signals? How could such a disaster ever have occurred? Walter Lord explores -- and answers -- the untold mysteries behind the twentieth century's greatest catastrophe at sea.
Includes index.
Unsinkable subject -- What's in a name -- Legendary from the start -- Had ships gotten too big for Captain Smith -- "Our Coterie" -- "Everything was against us" -- The gash -- "I was very soft the day I signed that" -- What happened to the Goodwins -- Shots in the dark -- The sound of music -- "She's gone" -- "The electric spark -- "A certain amount of slackness" -- Second-guessing -- Why was Craganour disqualified -- Unlocking the ocean's secret.
Sheds light on the sinking of the "Titanic," with new evidence and theories on, and revelations about, the disaster.
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Library Journal Review
In the more than 70 years since its occurrence, the Titanic disaster has evolved into a modern legend. The 1985 discovery and filming of the submerged ship renewed interset in the catastrophe and prompts this book. Lord, author of the 1955 bestseller, A Night To Remember , states that ``scores of riddles remain; these pages explain a few of the most intriguing.'' In a brisk, authoritative narrative a selection of Titanic lore, ranging from its design to its destruction, is presented and examined. Was the ship ever billed as ``unsinkable''? Was the accident one in a million as is popularly thought? What did the famed band play as the ship went down? In short, this should be a popular work of enduring interest and a welcome companion to the author's earlier work. Jerry Maioli, Western Lib. Network, Olympia, Wash. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.School Library Journal Review
YA The Titanic , tragically, was not unsinkable, but her legend has shown much greater seaworthiness. Walter Lord has written a companion volume to his A Night to Remember (Holt, 1976). Subtitled ``New Thoughts, Theories and Revelations about the Titanic,'' the book is just that. It sheds light on the answers to questions both great (Who was most responsible for the tragedy?) and small (Just what tune was the final one played?) stemming from the events of April 14, 1912. The Night Lives On is an excellent source for students seeking information on the tragedy. Lord's sense of detail, anecdote, and human interest is as sharp as ever, making this book both informative and entertaining. Karl Penny, Houston Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Walter Lord is the author of several best-selling works of history, including "A Night to Remember", the recreation of the sinking of the Titanic. He lives in New York City.(Publisher Provided)