A Night To Remember By Walter Lord
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The new White Star Liner, Titanic, was not only the largest, but also the most glamorous ship in the world. The Titanic's maiden voyage was set for New York, but unfortunately the ignorance of some of the crew members made the "Unsinkable" ship test its capabilities against huge icebergs. Only 7 ....
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.... incident has any relation to my experiences because I have never experienced being on a cruise ship and then suddenly realized that my worry free vacation is going to turn out to be a horrifying nightmare.
Walter Lord writes, "I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern ship building has gone beyond that." (Pg.21) I chose this excerpt said by Captain Smith because it proves how people can be ....
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