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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster (scholastic Focus)

Name: Titanic: Voices From the Disaster (scholastic Focus)
ISBN: 9780545116756

Paperback – Illustrated, January 7, 2014

Deborah Hopkinson

Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · January 7, 2014

Reading lane: Boats & Ships

Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the harrowing, tragic story of the TITANIC in this Sibert Honor volume.

Boats & Ships Maritime History Modern History for Kids

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History in Many Voices

Survivor and witness voices make this maritime disaster history intimate, documented, and deeply human.

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Firsthand survivor and witness accounts, with archival photographs throughout
A close look at maritime history through primary-source voices

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A serious, moving account rich in historical detail
Primary-source quotations and substantial historical back matter

Book Details

Authors: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: January 7, 2014
Format: Paperback
Theme: Boats & Ships · Maritime History
Reading lane: Boats & Ships

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History / General
Boats & Ships

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Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the harrowing, tragic story of the TITANIC in this Sibert Honor volume. Now in paperback! In this award-winning book, critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witnesses to the disaster -- from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostron of the CARPATHIA, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heartstopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, quotes from primary sources, and painstaking back matter, this gripping story, which follows the TITANIC and its passengers from the ship's celebrated launch at Belfast to her cataclysmic icy end, is sure to thrill and move readers.