A NIGHT TO REMEMBER BY WALTER LORD
Nearly 85 years after its tragic encounter with an
iceberg in the North Atlantic, the R.M.S. Titanic still holds a strong
fascination. In fact, there was an attempt just this past summer to raise a
piece of the ship. Meanwhile, a $150 million movie by James Cameron will be
released next summer, and CBS recently aired a four-hour miniseries about the
maiden voyage. One of the best resources currently available to explore that
fateful night is the wonderfully descriptive and fascinating
A Night to
Remember
by Walter Lord
.
Written in 1956, the book has since been
republished almost annually. The story is a clear and concise account of the
events of the sinking. It instills such a sense of immediacy that the reader is
taken aboard the ship to view firsthand the events of the two hours and 40
minutes that the ship sank. A bonus for Houstonians: After reading
A Night
to Remember
, you can see
Titanica
, a new movie featuring special
footage of the Titanic wreck.
Titanica
is currently showing at the
Wortham IMAX theater in the Museum of Natural Science. (
$5.50
)
-- Anders Ryerson, Asst. Sports Editor
This item appeared in the Features section of the December 6, 1996 issue.
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