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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster

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EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her glorious maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Thus the ship declared to be unsinkable was lost in one of the most infamous tragedies in history. Even now, a century later, the events surrounding the Titanic continue to haunt and intrigue us.

Critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices of Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster to bring the horrors of that terrible night to life. There's nine-year-old Frankie Goldsmith; Violet Jessop, a young stewardess; Jack Thayer, an American high school senior; Colonel Archibald Gracie, a well-to-do gentleman; William Murdoch, a brave seaman; Charlotte Collyer, a young mother on her way to start a new life; and many others. Their recollections are filled with heart-stopping action, devastating drama, and fascinating historical details.
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Release dateAug 14, 2012
ISBN9780449015049
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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster
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Deborah Hopkinson

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of Small Places, Close to Home and Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen, among more than fifty acclaimed works for young readers including picture books, middle-grade fiction, and nonfiction that help bring history and research alive. Deborah lives near Portland, Oregon with her family and a menagerie of pets. You can visit her online at www.deborahhopkinson.com.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I haven't read a book on the Titanic before and so I have nothing to compare it too. all in all a clear and concise account of the ship and the sinking. personal as well as general.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Reed and Connie Renner, a young couple on the verge of divorce, return from fourteen months isolated in the Pacific Ocean to discover a world mired in desperation. Some event, speculated to be the test detonation of an extremely dirty nuclear bomb, has killed off nearly every woman on the planet of childbearing age. Those who survived are for some unknown reason unable to conceive, and are placed under heavy guard by their governments in an effort to preserve them from hordes of desperate, lonely men. A top lawyer, Reed soon finds himself working for a government desperately trying to hold off the collapse of a society without a future, where his actions soon draw the ire of a powerful mobster who is willing to stop at nothing to get to Reed – and his beautiful wife.

    Day Keene (the pseudonym of Gunnard Hjerststedt) was a writer best known in the 1950s and 1960s for the crime fiction he wrote. This collaboration with Leonard Pruyn was his only foray into science fiction, which is unfortunate considering how well he writes. His novel is a fascinating look at the impact of gendercide upon a population, one with some interesting and well-thought-out details. His literary roots are evident in the efficient prose, tight plotting, and focus on the criminal underside, which finds its own way to profit in a changed world. Fifty years later, it still holds up well as a moving tale of a slowly unfolding apocalypse, one in which sane people struggle against the odds to hold onto hope.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was very well written and organized. I think that it would be pretty popular because of the narrative quality of the writing and because the Titanic is almost always fascinating. I really enjoyed it, as much as something so depressing can be enjoyed. It largely focused on the accounts of some of the survivors, giving the reader a very personal experience as they follow these people through the disaster. The accompanying photographs, paintings and charts add a lot to the text. I think it was a fascinating read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is an excellent resource for young adults to learn about the sinking of the Titanic. It is very complete while being succinct. The text covers the entire voyage from the day it left dry dock, through the short journey up the coast to when it set off across the Atlantic, the disaster and the aftermath, including impact on the world immediately after that and finally a little about the discovery of the wreck. I found just the right amount of information, not too much, not too little. The couple of questions I had left were really not appropriate for a book aimed at young people or were ones for which there are probably no certain answers. There are several tables of data at the end for anyone wanting to learn more intricate details and I found myself referring back to them as I read the text.

    Illustrating the stories were amazing photographs taken by a young priest who was told to disembark in Ireland by the church even though a rich couple had offered to pay his way to the US. It was disturbing to think about the fact that most of the people in the photos only had days to live. Other photos that have been alleged to be from the Titanic are clarified to be from its sister ship the Olympic. Drawings from newspapers and diagrams round out the illustrations. My only complaint is that the ship's diagram points out all sorts of sections but practically none of the areas mentioned in the accounts. For example, I wanted to know which decks were which such as the Promenade and the third class deck. I wanted to be able to picture exactly where people were, where each lifeboat was, etc., but it's just nitpicking considering the wealth of information in 280 pages.

    But the true beauty of the book is that the story is told from the perspectives of some of the survivors gleaned from interviews after they returned to port and during the inquiries. They paint full pictures of real people, the true heroism of most of the passengers along with the very few less than admirable acts. I've seen the movie and read bits here and there but this painted a real picture for me of what happened and what it must have been like (as far as anyone who wasn't there could imagine). I was really impressed with how nonjudgmental the text tried to be, even when talking about the company owner's rush to save himself at the expense of others and the attitudes of the haughty first class passengers in a near-empty boat when asked if they considered going back for survivors. The author let the interviews speak for themselves.

    Finally, the book directs readers to a number of appropriate and specific online resources to find more information and encourages readers to become researchers themselves. Even though the book is geared towards young adults and greatly interested my teen, it was exactly right for my own level of interest in the subject as well.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A thoroughly detailed, dramatic chronicle of the Titanic's doomed maiden voyage that makes abundant use of quotes from survivors and archival photographs.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Titanic: Voices From the Disaster is a retelling of the first and last voyage of the remarkable luxury liner The Titanic. Told through voices of various survivors, the night this "unsinkable" ship sank is brought into crystal clear view with accounts from crew members who worked till the end to save as many as possible, passengers and members of the crew of the Carpathia who rescued survivors. Black and white photos, maps, drawings, sidebars,etc. fill the pages to add visual impact, as if the dramatic narratives were not enough. Titanic enthusiasts are not the only ones who will find this book fascinating; this book provides interesting non-fiction reading for tweens through adults. 289 pages.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The words I said to myself as I finished this book: "This book is freaking amazing!" Even if you have read other books about The Titanic, this one is well worth picking up for its level of detail, copious back matter, and use of actual survivor accounts to bring the tragedy to life.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved all the pictures in this book, particularly from future priest Frank Brown, a shutterbug who got a first-class ticket for the ship's two-day maiden voyage as a present from an uncle. These pictures are such priceless artifacts, documenting the ship in ways we might never have known merely from written descriptions. Also nice were the inclusion of materials like telegrams, tickets, menus, and witness testimonies. They add so much to the historical narrative. I also like how there was some information on the building of the ship, the White Star line, the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding company, and what led up to building such a gigantic luxury ship. It's always good to have some backstory, since events don't happen overnight or in a vacuum. There can't really be a full understanding or appreciation of Titanic history if all one knows about is the sinking. There was so much more to this story than the famous tragedy.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    ​This book, published a century after the disaster, successfully uses the voices of the survivors, combined with the facts to portray a tragedy that stays with so many people to this day. Despite the vast number of books that are similar in nature, such as The watch that ends the night : voices from the Titanic, I would feel comfortable having this book in my teacher library given the introductory and comprehensive nature of this book. It is useful to flip through as a fact book, as well as a thoughtful and heartfelt account of individuals on the boat. If any student showed interest in sailing, tragedies, or the Titanic specifically, I would recommend this book. Readers learn a little about everything, granting them the next step into their research that may take them wherever their interests may lead. The book is not overwhelming in size and its reading level appropriate for young adults. The great descriptive pictures and charts and informational sidebars may lure an apprehensive reader to start reading. Its tawdry cover, suggesting a fictional account, may force this book to lose itself aside the countless accounts of the Titanic voyage; but I can confidently vouch for its encyclopedic and introductory nature that is so naturally laid aside the voices that will touch any reader’s heart.