882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic

Author(s): Hugh Brewster

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Did a mummy's curse cause the Titanic to sink? Why weren't there enough lifeboats? Can you smell icebergs before you see them? Whey didn't the 'watertight' compartments work? Why was the Titanic carrying dragon's blood? These and hundreds of other questions are answered in this highly illustrated, fact-filled book.

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Hugh Brewster is a Canadian editor and writer who has collaborated on a number of books about the Titanic. Laurie Coulter is a children's author from Canada who has written books on a range of historical topics.

Birth of a dreamBuilding the giantThe largest object ever movedFitting outGetting readyThe Titanic's crewSailing dayGetting settledA bad omen?First stop: Cherbourg, FranceNext stop: Queenstown, IrelandExploring the ship of dreamsWhat did the passengers do for fun?Eating on boardThe Titanic's passengersWarnings of disasterA peaceful SundayThe last eveningIceberg right ahead!We've struck an iceberg!To the lifeboatsLaunching the lifeboats: 12:35 to 1:30 a.m."We're sinking fast!" 1:30 to 2:00 a.m.Every man for himself: 2:00 to 2:20 a.m.The final moments"It's gone"The long nightThe Carpathi to the rescueThe Californian contreversyThe voyage to New YorkThe world reacts"He was the love of our hearts"Asking questionsAftermathWhatever happened to...?Whatever happened to the Titanic's sister ships?Discovery

General Fields

  • : 9781864489385
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : 0.365
  • : 31 December 1997
  • : 272mm X 217mm X 7mm
  • : Australia
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Hugh Brewster
  • : Paperback
  • : 10-Jul
  • : Ken Marschall
  • : en
  • : 363.123091631
  • : 9-12
  • : 96
  • : illustrations, (some colour )