April 15 marks the 100thanniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The Academy Award winning film Titanic is being re-released today. You can learn more about the true story through books and other materials at the library, or you can read or watch fictionalized accounts of the tragedy.
Nonfiction Books
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Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown by Elaine Landau This vivid account of Margaret Brown's life includes mention of her experience during the Titanic disaster. |
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The Story of the Titanic: As Told by Its Survivors edited by Jack Wincour Stories from the survivors of the Titanic sinking. |
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Voyagers of the Titanic by Richard Davenport-Hines A history of the ill-fated voyage focuses on the passengers, crew and builders.
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Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic edited by Marshall Everett A detailed account of the wreck of the Titanic as told by the survivors. |
Other nonfiction books are on display in the Biographies section of Adult Services.
Fiction Books
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Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn Five sisters and their spiritualist mother journey from London to New York with Nikola Tesla's whose inventions will doom or save them. |
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The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott Tessa survives the sinking of the Titanic only to become embroiled in the aftermath of the tragedy. |
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Fateful by Claudia Gray Tessa, a ladies' maid, travels to New York with the family she serves on the Titanic. Once aboard, she meets Alec Marlow, a rich passenger with an alarming secret. |
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A Good Woman by Danielle Steel Annabelle flees from New York to Paris to escape scandal after the Titanic tragedy shattered her privileged world. |
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Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke Michael Dunnagan promises to aid the family of the man who helped him survive the Titanic disaster. Michael falls for the man's widow as they write letters to each other. |
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The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis George explores the ill-fated ship's storage cabin when the ship collides with an iceberg. |
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The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf The book recreates the sinking of the Titanic through the perspectives of historical figures, fictional characters and the iceberg itself. |
DVDs
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A Night to Remember This classic movie imagines the last few hours of the Titanic. |
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Secrets of the Titanic Dr. Robert Ballard and his team use the latest technology to explore and photograph the Titanic wreckage. |
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Titanic Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes's new mini-series tells the story of the passenger from every social level aboard the ship. |
The library can also obtain books and movies including The Unsinkable Molly Brown through the interlibrary loan service. Ask at Adult Services.
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