A Night to Remember
The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
Henry Holt and Co. · Print & ebook · January 7, 2005
The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious.
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- Who it’s for
- A clean, tense account of the Titanic’s final hours, written with old-school clarity.
- Themes
- disaster, heroism, survival
- Pacing
- Steady
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The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First published in 1955, A Night to Remember remains a completely riveting account of the Titanic's fatal collision and the behavior of the passengers and crew, both noble and ignominious. Some sacrificed their lives, while others fought like animals for their own survival.
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Wives beseeched husbands to join them in lifeboats; gentlemen went taut-lipped to their deaths in full evening dress; and hundreds of steerage passengers, trapped below decks, sought help in vain. Available for the first time in trade paperback and with a new introduction for the 50th anniversary edition by Nathaniel Phil-brick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Sea of Glory, Walter Lord's classic minute-by-minute re-creation is as vivid now as it was upon first publication fifty years ago. From the initial distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for hours in freezing waters, this semicentennial edition brings that moonlit night in 1912 to life for a new generation of readers.
Classic Tension
A clean, tense account of the Titanic’s final hours, written with old-school clarity.
Come here for
- Titanic final-hours account
- Classic, readable maritime history
Expect
- Layered historical detail
- A keepsake-worthy classic
Where it sits
| Maritime History & Piracy | 42% |
|---|---|
| Maritime History | 41% |
| 20th-Century History | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th-Century History
- Maritime History
- Authors
- Walter Lord
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- January 7, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- disaster · heroism · survival
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century History