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The Titanic disaster / Peter Benoit.

Benoit, Peter, 1955- (Author).

Summary:

Describes the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, a luxury liner claimed to be "unsinkable" that was destroyed after colliding with an iceberg, killing over one thousand passengers onboard.

Record details

ISBN: 9780531206270 (hbk.)
ISBN: 0531206270 (hbk.)
ISBN: 9780531290262 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0531290263 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780531289969
ISBN: 0531289966
Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Children's Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-45) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Luxury liner : what kind of luxuries did Titanic passengers enjoy? -- The voyage : how did the ship's crew keep watch for icebergs? -- The collision : how did passengers react when the ship hit the iceberg? -- The big truth : R.M.S. Titanic, crown jewel of the White Star Line : what did the White Star Line do to grab attention? -- Women and children first : why did most of the lifeboats leave when they still had room for more people? -- The mystery ship : what ship is believed to have ignored the Titanic's alert flares? -- The rescue : what ship rescued the survivors of the Titanic? -- Finding the Titanic : what explorer led the expedition that discovered the Titanic wreck?