First published 2012
The world's most luxurious passenger liner lies dying on the ocean floor. A century after the Titanic struck an iceberg and killed over 1,500 souls, the wreck faces a second death. Its metal structure will collapse within years, erasing the ship forever. Scientist Charles Pellegrino races against time to document what remains. He gathered stories from the last living survivors and participated in expeditions that followed Robert Ballard's famous 1985 discovery. The ship that advertisements called unsinkable now surrenders to the sea's relentless chemistry. Pellegrino reveals untold details about both the 1912 disaster and decades of underwater exploration. His research contributed to James Cameron's Academy Award winning film. This book captures the Titanic's final moments of existence, preserving stories and images before the ocean claims its most famous victim a second time.
Genres: history, science, 20th-century, adventure, non-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: race-against-time
Setting: Titanic, Ocean Floor
Period: 1912, 1985, 21st Century
352 pages · Hardcover · Trade Paper Press