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[] [] my book A Night To Remember by Walter Lord is an intriguing 1955 non-fiction novel about that depicts the real life events leading up to the sinking of the worlds largest ship the RMS titanic. Walter Lord had been very interested in the sinking of the titanic ever since he was a kid he gained this facination after traveling on the //Titanic'// sister ship the RMS Olympic. He wrote //A Night to Remember// while working as a copy editor at a New York ad agency. Walter Lord interviewed over sixty survivors of the titanic disaster and described in detail the events leading up to the //Titanic// striking the iceberg, the sinking and the rescue by the RMS Carpathia. The book also includes facts about the //Titanic//, a list of passengers with those that survived in which were posted in italics and other information.

the titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world when it set off on her on its journey from southhampton England to new york city on 10 April 1912. Four days into the crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, she struck an iceberg and sank at 2:20 the following morning, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest disasters in history. An olympic class passenger liner, the //Titanic// was owned by the White star line and constructed at the harland wolff shipyard in belfast, ireland. the massive ship set sail for New York City with 2,227 people on board. The high death rate when the ship sank was caused by the lack of lifeboats on the ship only 1,178 people. A disproportionate number of men died due to the Women and Children first protocol that was followed. the Titanic was designed by some of the most experienced engineers, and used some of the most advanced technologies available at the time. It was a great shock to many that, despite the extensive safety features, Titanic sank. The frenzy on the part of the media about Titanic ' s famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have contributed to the interest in the Titanic.

a night to remeber is a fun educational blast to the past that contains pure historical facts along with an intriguing storyline. its a book i would recommend to those who enjoy history because of its timeless sense it6 was a book that was written in 1955 that still connects with peopole today. the titanic was the the largest ship ever built for that time and created one of the largest disasters in history responsible for the deaths of thousands of people this book helps to freeze this piece of history in time to allow people to delve into its dark past.


 * "Encyclopedia Titanica : Titanic Facts, Survivors Stories, Passenger and Crew Biography and Titanic History." //Encyclopedia Titanica : Titanic Facts, Survivors Stories, Passenger and Crew Biography and Titanic History//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. <[]**


 * Lord, Walter. " A Night to Remember Home Page." //History in Film//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. <http://www.historyinfilm.com/titanic**