First published 2018
This book opens with the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic on its maiden voyage in April 1912. The authors examine what made this passenger steamship special and why people called it unsinkable. They explain how the ship struck an iceberg at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, sending more than 1,500 people to their deaths in the icy Atlantic. Only 705 of the 2,240 passengers and crew survived the disaster. The book traces what happened during those final hours and explores the aftermath. It also covers how explorers found the wreck on the ocean floor seventy-five years after it sank. Young readers discover the facts behind one of history's most famous maritime disasters.
Genres: history, 20th-century, non-fiction
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-events
Setting: Atlantic Ocean, Royal Mail Steamer Titanic
Period: 1912, 1987
112 pages · Paperback · Penguin Workshop