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Rescuing Titanic
A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic
Flora Delargy
(Wide Eyed)– hardback
Rescuing Titanic
£14.99
Captain Rostron and the crew who alerted him to the plight of the Titanic, were determined that their passengers, aboard the RMS Carpathia, should not be alarmed. They had 58 miles through treacherous icebergs, to course in the depths of the night. As they travelled, messages continued from the Titanic, ‘Come quickly as possible, OM. Engine room filling up to the boilers‘.
The dining rooms of the Carpathia were prepared to receive survivors. Meanwhile, they continued to send flares of hope into the starry sky, determining the Titanic should be afloat. What’s more the icebergs they coursed grew more ominous. Furthermore, when they arrived at the ‘Titanic’s last reported location- the mighty ship was nowhere to be seen’.
Thereafter, this rescue ship, took aboard all 706 survivors they found in the dark, from lifeboats, to upturned Collapsible Boat B. What’s more they fed and supported them; ‘everyone did their best to console the survivors and encouraged those overcome with grief to eat and drink a little’.
Florat Delargy’s Rescuing Titanic is a monumental historical narrative picture book. The dedicated research is evident in the information she shares and the setting she creates. It means we can imagine the Carpathia approaching the scene as stealthily and quickly as it might, and the shock at what was discovered. What’s more, Flora Delargy gives voices to those who helped, witnessed and were rescued, from crew, to passengers.
Bookwagon recommends Rescuing Titanic hugely to our readers. This is a magnificent non-fiction, historical picture book.
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