Story of the Titanic (DK History)

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I’m an author of Young Adult Fantasy fiction. When my oldest was six, I started reading Harry Potter to him. It was such a bonding experience that we both cherish. We still talk about the stories, even though he's all grown up and lives away from me most of the time. The thing about fantasy is that stories set in worlds or with people that don’t actually exist make it easier for us to swallow deep meanings, storylines with which we can identify, and that crawl deep down into our souls and nest there. It’s not just about escaping into a fantasy world, but about finding human experience in otherworldly situations and characters. Who will enjoy this book: Anyone interested in learning about a unique and fascinating man who is otherwise forgotten in history. This is also a great book if you want more diversity in your Titanic books and are interested in learning about Haiti or racial politics at the turn of the 20th century. What’s it about: Coffee table history book about the Titanic, told through photographs, paintings and illustrations.

Why it’s one of the best Titanic books for kids: This was one of the first Titanic books I ever read, so maaaaybe I’m a little biased, but I think this is a great book to introduce the Titanic to kids. In addition to Albert’s story, Titanic Crossing also tells the reader a bit about the ship’s construction (especially through Albert’s artistic eye) and Edwardian era issues surrounding classism and sexism. I have been thinking a lot about what feminism means for me. In this interview, I said, "I wish more authors would write about strong women, beyond the strength and importance of motherhood, but not just emulating traditional male behavior." I feel that this is the kind of strong woman I am, as a woman forging a non-traditional path in mathematics. I have been on something of a mission to find books like this, and particularly ones written by women. I find such books frustratingly rare, so I wanted to recommend a few that I have found. There is more to being a woman than falling in love and having children. Read along as George experiences what he thought was the greatest journey of is life thus far, but is face with tragedy in this thrilling account of the night the titanic sunk. This is a great way for kids to get the full story from a familiar perspective. There is also a graphic novel version. This book is written by Robert Ballard and is illustrated by Ken Marschall. It features dozens of meticulously accurate and full-color paintings and includes a fold-out illustration of the entirety of Titanic. Ballard offers his wealth of information about how a ship regarded as ‘practically unsinkable’ sank on April 15, 1912.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. What sets this book about the Titanic apart? While Smith features in many stories about the Titanic, this is the only account I am aware of dedicated solely to him and his life. As is often tradition, Smith went down with his ship, and so has never been able to defend himself in regards to the tragedy. Cooper gives a well-researched and non-biased look at who Smith was, why he was so well-liked, and what, if any, part he played in the Titanic’s demise. Not only are the stories of real passengers included in this fully illustrated book, but also some of American Girl, Samantha Parkington’s own story. This telling of those tragic events is one that kids can easily be brought into the story from. A heart-stopping adventure that defies time and space--New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu calls it "an incredibly intricate, brilliantly paced, masterfully written journey."

Meet the many passengers of the Titanic and the features of such a magnificent ship in this fun illustrated read. This story offers a great variety of characters and ways to engage with this moment of history. Unfortunately, the Titanic had been built with watertight structures to prevent sinking only up to flooding of four holds at the fore. The vessel eventually capsized due to waterlogging and sank in a matter of hours. Who will enjoy this book: Lovecraft stans, Jaws fans and horror clans will enjoy a fresh take on one of history’s most famous tragedies. Lord traveled on the RMS Olympic, Titanic 's sister ship, when he was a boy and the experience gave him a lifelong fascination with the lost liner. [1] As he later put it, he spent his time on the Olympic "prowling around" and trying to imagine "such a huge thing" sinking. He started reading about and drawing Titanic at the age of ten and spent many years collecting Titanic memorabilia, causing people to "take note of this oddity." [2] He majored in history at Princeton University and graduated from Yale Law School before joining the New York–based advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. [2] Writing in his spare time, he interviewed 63 survivors of the disaster. [3] A riveting account of the Titanic disaster and the unraveling of the gilded Edwardian society that had created it.

A tragic tale of falling in love aboard the Titanic as heroine, Tess, discovers darker secrets lying beneath the doomed crossing... and a hidden brotherhood threatens to tear her lover from her forever. Who will enjoy this book: Readers who enjoy a good, fleshed-out group dynamic as opposed to a single protagonist in their fiction shall enjoy Heart of Disaster, as well as those who appreciate well-written scenes of tension and panic.

Based largely on the discovery and subsequent exploration that took place around the sunken ship, the book makes use of accurate details recorded by the author. Including detailed analysis of what really took place during the final hours of the doomed ship, written records have been provided to give the reader a clear idea. Who will enjoy this book: If you enjoy dramatic investigations into potential criminal actions where morality is brought into question, then this will have you on the edge of your seat waiting for the verdict. What’s it about: A group of strangers in third class passage aboard the Titanic– four single adults, a married couple and a stoker from the bowels of the ship – meet for the first time and bond on the night of the disaster.

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. With the ship in her last minutes above water, Colonel Archibald Gracie was one of the last few people to escape the sinking Titanic by clinging to an overturned collapsible lifeboat before being rescued. In another of his books, Colonel Gracie writes about his experience on the night of the sinking as well as the testimony he gave at the inquiry that followed.