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

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For those inside Titan, the remaining air is dwindling – about 20 hours as of midday on the US east coast, according to estimates. Lord, Walter (1997) [1955]. A Night to Remember (3rded.). New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-0-553-27827-9. Bartlett, W. B. (2011). Titanic : 9 Hours to Hell, the Survivors' Story. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-0482-4.

Each inquiry took testimony from both passengers and crew of Titanic, crew members of Leyland Line's Californian, Captain Arthur Rostron of Carpathia and other experts. [211] The British inquiry also took far greater expert testimony, making it the longest and most detailed court of inquiry in British history up to that time. [212] The two inquiries reached broadly similar conclusions: the regulations on the number of lifeboats that ships had to carry were out of date and inadequate, [213] Captain Smith had failed to take proper heed of ice warnings, [214] the lifeboats had not been properly filled or crewed, and the collision was the direct result of steaming into a dangerous area at too high a speed. [213] A version of this spread first appeared in my university dummy book and the artwork isn’t too drastically different from the final version in the book but the text provides little information about the people boarding the ship. Halpern, Samuel; Weeks, Charles (2011). "Description of the Damage to the Ship". In Halpern, Samuel (ed.). Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic : A Centennial Reappraisal. Stroud, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6210-3. Kerins, Dan (2012). "White Star Offices, Canute Chambers, Canute Road, Southampton". Titanic trail. Southern Daily Echo. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014 . Retrieved 21 March 2012.Once the text had been largely nailed down, Karissa and I began planning the thumbnails and then the roughs. I’ve learnt so much from Karissa about book design and the process of how a book is made ready for printing – something I had absolutely no clue about before making this book!

Broad, William J. (15 April 2008). "In Weak Rivets, a Possible Key to Titanic's Doom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020 . Retrieved 13 March 2012. The sea trials consisted of a number of tests of her handling characteristics, carried out first in Belfast Lough and then in the open waters of the Irish Sea. Over the course of about 12 hours, Titanic was driven at different speeds, her turning ability was tested and a "crash stop" was performed in which the engines were reversed full ahead to full astern, bringing her to a stop in 850yd (777m) or 3 minutes and 15 seconds. [98] The ship covered a distance of about 80 nautical miles (92mi; 150km), averaging 18 knots (21mph; 33km/h) and reaching a maximum speed of just under 21 knots (24mph; 39km/h). [99] Lang, John (2012). Titanic: A Fresh Look at the Evidence by a Former Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. Rowman & Littlefield. p.124. ISBN 978-1442218925.

Along the journey, you will learn all about Morse code, navigation tools, the different roles of the crew, how the ships found each other, and by-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful full-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true bravery. Rescuing Titanic begins by introducing the ship itself and the key crew and passengers. It explains in concise, clear language the technicalities of navigation and the structure of ocean-going liners while cute and perky illustrations work with the words to clarify complexities. As the story unfolds, and intertwines with the fate of the Titanic, the mood darkens and the atmospheric illustrations increasingly add to the feeling of dread. SS Atlantic, White Star Line ship lost in 1873 with the greatest loss of life for the company before Titanic Reade, Leslie (1993). The Ship That Stood Still: The Californian and Her Mysterious Role in the Titanic Disaster. Edited by Edward de Groot. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393035377.