The Titanic

Author

Kate Messner

Call Numbers

• J 910.9163 MESS (CEN, EAS, OSH)
• 910.91634 M5858 TEEN (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Random House, [2021]

Physical Description

191 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Audience

Ages 8-12 Random House Children's Books.

Summary

"On April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian warned that it was trapped in ice, the Titanic's wireless operator was so busy sending outgoing messages that he replied, "Shut up!" No joke." -- Amazon.com.

"A nonfiction book about the hidden truth behind the sinking of the Titanic with sidebars, illustrations, photos, and graphic panels"--

Notes

Includes excerpts from the author's other History smashers books.

Contents

• Unsinkable? the building of the Titanic
• Setting sail
• Steaming toward disaster
• Urgent calls for help
• To the lifeboats!
• A race against time
• Rescue at sea
• Inquiries and investigations
• Search for the Titanic
• More research, more answers
• A Titanic timeline
• Author's note.