Titanic

This mix of fiction and nonfiction explores the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic. 

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And the band played on--

And the band played on--

Ward, Christopher, 1942-
2012

The author reconstructs the story of his grandfather, Jock Hume, the Titanic's violinist, and his grandmother, Mary Costin, including their last days together onboard and how these events shaped their family's life as well as those of other survivors.

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The birth of the Titanic.

The birth of the Titanic.

McCaughen, Michael.
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The deep

The deep

Katsu, Alma, author
2020

Someone, or something, is haunting the ship. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the passengers of the Titanic from the moment they set sail. Years later, Annie Hebbley, having survived that fateful night, works as a nurse on the sixth sailing of the Britannic, newly refitted as a hospital ship. When she happens across Mark Fletcher, now a soldier, she is at first thrilled and relieved to learn that he too survived the tragic night four years earlier. But soon his presence awakens deep-buried feelings and secrets - as they both discover that the terror may not yet be over.

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Promise me this

Promise me this

Gohlke, Cathy
2012


RMS Titanic : gilded lives on a fatal voyage

RMS Titanic : gilded lives on a fatal voyage

Brewster, Hugh
2012

With new research, "RMS Titanic" weaves a dramatic story of that fateful crossing with compelling portraits of the people on board - those who survived and those who tragically lost their lives - allowing us to place ourselves on that sloping deck and ask, "What would we do?"

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The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era

The ship of dreams : the sinking of the Titanic and the end of the Edwardian era

Russell, Gareth, author.
2019

In this original and meticulously researched narrative history, Gareth Russell uses the sinking of the Titanic as a prism through which to examine the end of the Edwardian era and the seismic shift modernity brought to the Anglo-American world. Writing in his elegant signature prose and using previously unpublished sources, deck plans, journal entries, and surviving artifacts, Russell peers through the portholes of these first-class travellers to immerse us in a time of unprecedented change in British and American history.

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Titanic : the Canadian story

Titanic : the Canadian story

Hustak, Alan, 1944-
1998






The Titanic sisters

The Titanic sisters

Falvey, Patricia, author
2021

"Sisters Nora and Delia have been given the chance of a lifetime - to escape their poor Irish farm and travel on the Titanic to a new life in America. Delia is to become a treasured governess for a rich family, while Nora has only a lowly maid's position. But when disaster strikes, and Delia dies, a small misunderstanding leads to Nora taking Delia's place as governess. As Nora grows closer to her charge, and the girl's father, will she be able to reveal the truth to find a chance at happiness? And what will happen when she finds out that Delia is actually alive, and coming to take what is rightfully hers?"--Provided by publisher.

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Voyagers of the Titanic : passengers, sailors, shipbuilders, aristocrats, and the worlds they came from

Voyagers of the Titanic : passengers, sailors, shipbuilders, aristocrats, and the worlds they came from

Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. (Richard Peter Treadwell), 1953-
2012

A magnificently written history that brings into focus the people involved in this legendary tragedy - the deal-makers and industry giants behind the ship's creation as well as its passengers, both aristocrats and immigrants, and its crew.

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