Title: Sinking of the Titanic
First published: March 31, 1998
Description: Gripping first-hand testimony by survivors, rescuers, and others brings the great maritime disaster into harrowing focus in this 1912 "memorial edition," first published shortly after the tragedy. Eyewitnesses recount heart-breaking tales of parting with loved ones, watching the great ship sink, and floating helplessly for long hours on icy seas. Numerous rare photographs.
Subjects: Titanic (steamship), Shipwrecks, Ocean liners, History
Places: North Atlantic Ocean
Time periods: 1912, 20th century