Burlingame, Jeff The
Titanic Trajedy.
Marshall
Cavendish/Benchmark 2012 111p 27.95 978-1-60870-450-7
ms/hs E-BNS
Causes
and effects of the sinking of the Titanic are thoroughly discussed in this
unbiased examination of one of the most famous ships of all time. Jeff Burlingame’s nonfiction writing style
is impeccable. He is able to organize
his extensive research into six chapters which explain, with fascinating
detail, the evolution of the construction of this ship, the companies involved
in a powerful competition for control of the high seas, the sinking after
Titanic hit an iceberg of mammoth proportions and the short term and long term
effects of this tragedy. There are many
firsthand accounts of the sinking as well as drawings of the ship and pictures
of people boarding the ship. There is
also a ticket stub and a photograph of a near calamitous crash as Titanic left
its first loading area in Southamption on its way to Cherbourg, France. The sinking’s impact on the Gilded Age and on
the world were monumental! In Southampton,
six hundred shippers’ families alone were ruined both emotionally and financially
when their loved ones were killed, and many famous people such as John Jacob
Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim lost their lives as well. The controversies are numerous, and the
subsequent laws have attempted to rectify the human errors that caused the
death of more than 1500 people. Extra
information about a variety of topics is ideally located, printed in black and
surrounded by blue as if the ocean were pressing in. The timeline, notes and index are thorough,
and the design is appropriately serious. Perspectives
On(MC)
“Perspectives On” examines
Pearl Harbor, Chernobyl, Columbine, Kristallnacht, women’s right to vote and
the Montgomery bus boycott, to name a few.
The chapters explain the topic, provide causes and effects, and contain
authentic, where possible, accounts of each pivotal moment in world history. Titanic, causes & effects of
devastating event Martha Squaresky
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