The Sinking of the Titanic

by Tom Streissguth (Editor), Thomas Streissguth

Overview

In the chilly night of April 15, 1912, the luxury passenger liner Titanic slipped quietly beneath the waves of the North Atlantic Ocean. How could this engineering marvel, renowned for its safe and ultramodern design, have been fatally damaged by the light touch of a passing iceberg? This fascinating volume describes the Titanic disaster in the words of eyewitnesses, and through the articles of contemporary historians and engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737708240
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/26/2001
Series:	At Issue in History Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

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Editorial Reviews

Review: The Sinking of the Titanic "As with books in the long-running Opposing Viewpoints series, the excerpts here clearly express opposing opinions on an issue...The effect of the entire volume is to create an informative, many-sided representation."—Booklist, May 2002

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