What Was the Titanic?
What Was the Titanic? by Stephanie Sabol, published by Penguin on March 6, 2018, is an illustrated edition that spans 112 pages. This book explores the tragic sinking of the Titanic, a maritime disaster that claimed over 1,500 lives and has fascinated people for more than a century. Young readers will learn about the events leading up to the ship’s demise and the subsequent discovery of its wreckage seventy-five years later.
In this engaging narrative, readers will uncover details about the Titanic, which was once deemed “unsinkable,” and the circumstances surrounding its fateful encounter with an iceberg on April 15, 1912. The book delves into the historical context of the early 20th century, transportation, and the impact of this disaster on maritime travel. Through accessible language and illustrations, this edition aims to inform and intrigue a younger audience about a pivotal moment in history.
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For more than one hundred years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. More than one hundred years later, today’s readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled “unsinkable.”
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