Although the story of the Titanic disaster has been told many times over the years, this book represents the first time that the saga has been told entirely from the viewpoint of the people who came... More > to the Titanic's rescue - the passengers and crewmen of the Cunard liner Carpathia. The texts of letters, personal memoirs and newspaper interviews have been utilized to tell the story of the Carpathia's frantic dash to the disaster site, and a separate chapter is devoted to documents written by passengers of various other vessels that made rescue attempts of their own or participated in the search for bodies afterwards. And finally, letters written by the families and friends of Titanic passengers show the ever-widening ripples of human tragedy that followed in the wake of the Titanic's passing. It is only by reading primary source documents like these that the reader can truly experience the immediacy of the Titanic disaster and the rescue of her survivors by the "gallant little Cunarder."< Less
Although the story of the Titanic disaster has been told many times over the years, this book represents the first time that the saga has been told entirely from the viewpoint of the people who came... More > to the Titanic's rescue - the passengers and crewmen of the Cunard liner Carpathia. The texts of letters, personal memoirs and newspaper interviews have been utilized to tell the story of the Carpathia's frantic dash to the disaster site, and a separate chapter is devoted to documents written by passengers of various other vessels that made rescue attempts of their own or participated in the search for bodies afterwards. And finally, letters written by the families and friends of Titanic passengers show the ever-widening ripples of human tragedy that followed in the wake of the Titanic's passing. It is only by reading primary source documents like these that the reader can truly experience the immediacy of the Titanic disaster and the rescue of her survivors by the "gallant little Cunarder."< Less
Based on a true story, The Other Side of the Night recreates one of the most dramatic and controversial courtroom confrontations in history. For seven days in June 1912, two British sea captains and... More > their officers sat before a panel of British judges, in an effort to justify the command decisions they made for their ships and crews in the early hours of April 15, 1912, when both had received distress calls from the sinking Titanic. The result was an unforgettable clash of personalities, as issues of morality and responsibility ran headlong into the demands of the law. The Other Side of the Night is a story of survival, sacrifice, courage, and cowardice, but above all it is the story of how life-and-death decisions are made for the best and worst reasons, throwing into stark relief the yawning chasm which opens in the human heart when the need is to do what is right, not what is merely easy.< Less
Based on a true story, The Other Side of the Night recreates one of the most dramatic and controversial courtroom confrontations in history. For seven days in June 1912, two British sea captains and... More > their officers sat before a panel of British judges, in an effort to justify the command decisions they made for their ships and crews in the early hours of April 15, 1912, when both had received distress calls from the sinking Titanic. The result was an unforgettable clash of personalities, as issues of morality and responsibility ran headlong into the demands of the law. The Other Side of the Night is a story of survival, sacrifice, courage, and cowardice, but above all it is the story of how life-and-death decisions are made for the best and worst reasons, throwing into stark relief the yawning chasm which opens in the human heart when the need is to do what is right, not what is merely easy.< Less
April 14/15, 2012 commemorates the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the famous ocean-liner RMS Titanic. Here is a story I wrote to all the people and dogs who perished on the fateful night.
This is... More > a children's story about First Officer William Murdock's Newfoundland dog, Rigel. The story is a legend based on an true historical event - reports that this dog heroically saved a lifeboat of people who narrowly survived from being rammed by the rescue ship Carpathia in the deep, darkened, and frigid waters of the Atlantic. Rigel was reportedly hailed as a major factor in preserving a number of lives that night and preventing them from becoming themselves victims of the ill-fated Titanic
You may find that the style that this story is written in is a bit unusual. That's because I've written it from Rigel's point of view. He was, as the legend tells us, a survivor of the tragedy himself and so lived to tell his tale as the narrator.< Less
It's 1912 and the ocean liners rule the waves. But what happens when a humble tramp steamer named Terrific befriends the unhappy Mauretania? A friendship between two ships from different social... More > backgrounds is frowned upon.
Mauretania also has competition in the form of a new ship called Titanic, which is claimed to be unsinkable. Terrific's simple life is about to take an unexpected turn.< Less
It's 1912 and the ocean liners rule the waves. But what happens when a humble tramp steamer named Terrific befriends the unhappy Mauretania? A friendship between two ships from different social... More > backgrounds is frowned upon.
Mauretania also has competition in the form of a new ship called Titanic, which is claimed to be unsinkable. Terrific's simple life is about to take an unexpected turn.< Less
It's 1912 and the ocean liners rule the waves. But what happens when a humble tramp steamer named Terrific befriends the unhappy Mauretania A friendship between two ships from different social... More > backgrounds is frowned upon. Mauretania also has competition in the form of a new ship called Titanic, which is claimed to be unsinkable. Terrific's simple life is about to take an unexpected turn.< Less
This is the story of Alice Counter, a young girl who boards the RMS Titanic with her family. This book tells the story of her journey on the ill-fated ship from when they leave port to the chilling... More > sinking. Alice's journey is far from average, it is rife with excitement especially when she meets the sadistic young Gregory Hudson.
This book is perfect for anyone who is interested in the Titanic or anyone just looking for a good fictional book to read.< Less
