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Rescuing Titanic: A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic (Hidden Histories)

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Donahue, James (20 September 1911). "The Titanic's Sister Ship Olympic". Perdurabo10.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013 . Retrieved 28 May 2013. Heyer, Paul (2012). Titanic Century: Media, Myth, and the Making of a Cultural Icon. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-39815-5. The last living survivor, Millvina Dean from England, who, at only nine weeks old, was the youngest passenger on board, died aged 97 on 31 May 2009. [237] Two special survivors were the stewardess Violet Jessop and the stoker Arthur John Priest, [238] who survived the sinkings of both Titanic and HMHS Britannic and were aboard RMS Olympic when she was rammed in 1911. [239] [240] [241] Age/ sex Ballard, Robert D. (1987). The Discovery of the Titanic . New York: Warner Books. ISBN 978-0-446-51385-2.

The first film about the disaster, Saved from the Titanic, was released only 29 days after the ship sank and had an actual survivor as its star—the silent film actress Dorothy Gibson. This film is considered lost. [293] The British film A Night to Remember (1958) is still widely regarded as the most historically accurate movie portrayal of the sinking. [294] The most financially successful by far has been James Cameron's Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film in history up to that time, [295] as well as the winner of 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Cameron. [296]Parisi, Paula (1998). Titanic and the Making of James Cameron. New York: Newmarket Press. ISBN 978-1-55704-364-1. Maniera, Leyla (2003). Christie's Century of Teddy Bears. London: Pavilion. ISBN 978-1-86205-595-7. Titanic's remains to come under Unesco's protection". 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018 . Retrieved 18 June 2012. Cimino, Eric (Fall 2017). "Carpathia's Care for Titanic's Survivors". Voyage: Journal of the Titanic International Society. 101: 23–31.

Titanic | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". Unesco.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013 . Retrieved 2 October 2013. Mat: From your initial ideas to the completed book, I can only imagine that a lot of planning and editing must have taken place. Can you talk us through your relationship with Lucy Brownridge and Karissa Santos and how they worked alongside you to help reach the incredible final draft?In the middle of the night, the Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. SY Scotia". Mike Skidmore. Archived from the original on 22 September 2003 . Retrieved 17 July 2015.

Lord Mersey's Report on the Loss of the "Titanic" ". Nature. 89 (2232): 581–584. 25 April 1912. Bibcode: 1912Natur..89..581.. doi: 10.1038/089581d0. ISSN 0028-0836.Chernow, Ron (2010). The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-4465-2 . Retrieved 15 October 2020.

Titanic History, Facts and Stories". Titanic Museum Belfast. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021 . Retrieved 22 October 2018. Rescuing Titanic is intended for younger readers, with plenty of educational explanations of crew functions, signalling procedures and the practicalities of rescue (eg canvas bags prepared to lift children aboard). The Olympic did not succeed in taking the Blue Riband for speed from the Mauretania. On her maiden voyage she attained an average speed of 21.17 knots, but the Mauretania held the Blue Riband in 1909 with a speed of 25.89 knots, and in 1910 with 26.06 knots, setti On 18 June 1912, Guglielmo Marconi gave evidence to the Court of Inquiry regarding the telegraphy. Its final report recommended that all liners carry the system and that sufficient operators maintain a constant service. [221] RMS Titanic: List of Bodies and Disposition of Same". Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013 . Retrieved 3 March 2008.

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He expressed deep disappointment about the decision before the voyage but was presumably greatly relieved afterwards. [110] Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...

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