She was called the 'Ship of Dreams.' Her owners boasted that the ship was the safest afloat. The rich and famous competed for tickets on her maiden voyage, from England to New York. Yet the mighty liner Titanic never reached safe harbor. On a cold night in mid-April, Titanic struck an iceberg. In less than three hours, the ship that had been called 'unsinkable' had slipped beneath the icy North Atlantic. More than 1,500 passengers and crew members perished. The story of Titanic has always had a hold on popular imagination. But while this book tells about the doomed ship and the men and women aboard it, the changes that occurred because of the Titanic's sinking-from the social ramifications to lifeboat requirements and the introduction of the International Ice Patrol-are discussed in detail as well.
