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A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic
Walter Lord
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Description for A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic
paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
'There is no danger that Titanic will sink. The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.' - Phillip Franklin, White Star Line Vice-President
On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. Walter Lord's classic bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. A Night to Remember provides a vivid, gripping and deeply personal account of the 'unsinkable' Titanic's descent.
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY JULIAN ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141399690
SKU
9780141399690
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Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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99-4
About Walter Lord
A graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law, Walter Lord served in England with the American intelligence service during the Second World War. His interest in the Titanic dates back to 1926 when, at ten years old, he persuaded his family to cross the Atlantic on the Olympic, sister ship to the doomed ocean liner. Lord was renowned for his ... Read more
Reviews for A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic
A stunning book, incomparably the best on its subject
New York Times
Walter single-handedly revived interest in the Titanic...an electrifying book
John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian and author
Absolutely gripping and unputdownable
David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Devotion, gallantry...Benjamin Guggenheim changing to evening clothes to meet death; Mrs. Isador Straus clinging to her husband, refusing ... Read more
New York Times
Walter single-handedly revived interest in the Titanic...an electrifying book
John Maxtone-Graham, maritime historian and author
Absolutely gripping and unputdownable
David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Devotion, gallantry...Benjamin Guggenheim changing to evening clothes to meet death; Mrs. Isador Straus clinging to her husband, refusing ... Read more