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Book Review of The Night Lives On

The Night Lives On
The Night Lives On
Author: Walter Lord
Genre: History
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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The most awesome ocean-going vessel the world had ever seen, the mighty TITANIC struck an iceberg and sank on the night of April 14, 1912, carrying more than 1500 souls--and uncountable secrets--to the icy bottom of the mid-Atlantic. Why did the crew steam full speed ahead into dangerous waters despite six wireless warnings? How able was the doomed behemoth's "superb seaman" Captain Smith? Why did the nearby ship Californian ignore Titanic's distress signals? How could such a disaster ever have occurred?

Another book on the Titanic that discusses stories that haven't been rehashed and some of the other stories behind the sinking of the "Unsinkable" ship.