It was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time. Captained by Edward J. Smith, the RMS Titanic left Southhampton, England, for New York City on April 10, 1912. Four days later, at 11:40 pm on April 14th, the ship struck on iceberg in the North Atlantic, south of Newfoundland, Canada. In the early morning hours of April 15th, the Titanic broke in two and sank to the ocean floor.
1517 people perished.
April 15, 2012, is the 100th anniversary of a maritime disaster that continues to fascinate people around the world.
East Central Regional Library has a wide variety of materials on the Titanic in various formats that can be requested and borrowed from your local branch library.
If you enjoy fiction, consider these novels, all published in 2012:
“By the Light of the Silvery
Moon” by Tricia Goyer
“The Company of the Dead” by
David Kowalski“The Dressmaker” by Kate Alcott
“Echoes of Titanic” by Mindy Starns Clark
“Hearts that Survive” by Yvonne Lehman
“Promise Me This” by Cathy Golke
For nonfiction readers, the following 2012 titles should prove interesting:
“Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage” by Hugh Brewster
“Shadow of the Titanic” by Andrew Wilson
“Titanic: Last Night of a Small Town” by John Welshman
“Titanic in Photographs” by Daniel Klistorner
“Titanic Tragedy” by John Maxtone-Graham
“Voyagers of the Titanic” by Richard Davenport-Hines
For film buffs, the library offers both feature films and documentaries:
“Titanic” starring
Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck (1953)
“A Night to Remember” starring Kenneth More and Jill Dixon (1958)“Titanic” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (1997)
“Titanic” starring Toby Jones and Linus Roache (2011)
“Titanic: the Complete Story” (2011)
“Titanic: 100th Anniversary Collection” (2012)
“Titanic: the Definitive Documentary Collection” (2012)
And remember that library staff are always happy to assist with queries and suggestions!
Bob Gray
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
