The book is mainly about the story of the sinking of the Titanic. It additionally states that there was a rescue boat named Carpathia that saved the remaining passengers on the Titanic. Research claims that there was indeed a boat called Carpathia that arrived at approximately 4:00 AM. As described in the book, it also says that Patrick's brother James stay in the boilers room to try and stop the Titanic from sinking. According to titanicstory.wordpress.com, there were many men that stayed in the boilers room. It also stated that most of the men died, but because of their hardworking and dedication, they kept the Titanic afloat for as long as it could. Finally, the book declared that everyone said the Titanic was “unsinkable”. Even though I already know that this was true, I still researched why they would think that. The research explained that the Titanic being unsinkable was a huge myth that most people believed. The builders of the ship said that they had nothing to do with believing that the ship was unsinkable. That was started by newspapers and other advertisers. Overall, the author did an amazing job creating a fiction based story, but also put a lot of historical thinking into it as
The book is mainly about the story of the sinking of the Titanic. It additionally states that there was a rescue boat named Carpathia that saved the remaining passengers on the Titanic. Research claims that there was indeed a boat called Carpathia that arrived at approximately 4:00 AM. As described in the book, it also says that Patrick's brother James stay in the boilers room to try and stop the Titanic from sinking. According to titanicstory.wordpress.com, there were many men that stayed in the boilers room. It also stated that most of the men died, but because of their hardworking and dedication, they kept the Titanic afloat for as long as it could. Finally, the book declared that everyone said the Titanic was “unsinkable”. Even though I already know that this was true, I still researched why they would think that. The research explained that the Titanic being unsinkable was a huge myth that most people believed. The builders of the ship said that they had nothing to do with believing that the ship was unsinkable. That was started by newspapers and other advertisers. Overall, the author did an amazing job creating a fiction based story, but also put a lot of historical thinking into it as