{"product_id":"9781512452976","title":"Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Iceberg, Right Ahead!\" \u003c\/i\u003eOnly 160 minutes passed between the time a sailor on lookout duty uttered these chilling words and the moment when the mighty ocean liner \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003etotally disappeared into the cold, dark waters of the North Atlantic. This century-old tragedy, which took more than 1,500 lives, still captivates people in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventy-three years separate the two major \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003eevents—the 1912 sinking of the vessel and the dramatic 1985 discovery of the wreck by Robert Ballard.  But additional stories about the victims, survivors, rescuers, reporters, investigators, and many others show the far-reaching effects this tragedy had on society. Award-winning author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson has collected  numerous personal accounts of the event, including the knighted man who spent the rest of his life in seclusion because he was accused of dishonorable behavior in a lifeboat, the stewardess who survived two shipwrecks and a mid-ocean collision,  and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eexecutive who sent multiple reporters to meet the rescue ship, thus earning a national reputation for his newspaper.  She also links the \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003etragedy to changes in regulations worldwide. After a Senate Inquiry and a British trial attempted to assign blame for the disaster, new laws on ship safety were put in place.  A group of nations also banded together to form an ice patrol, eventually leading to the formation of the U.S. Coast Guard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven the most avid \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003efans will learn something new as McPherson brings the reader up to date on the politics and intrigue still surrounding the wreck—including what modern science can reveal about what really happened to the ship and who was at fault. Prepare to follow the never-ending story of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic \u003c\/i\u003einto its second century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lerner Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146319118576,"sku":"9781512452976","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781512452976_p0.jpg?v=1763723809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781512452976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}