north atlantic ocean

Describes the efforts to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean during the 1850s and 1860s. Discusses the early failed attempts as well as the expedition that finally overcame the forces of nature to succeed.

Four military chaplains board the U.S.A.T Dorchester to minister to the 902 soldiers on board.

This book relays the factual details of the sinking of the luxury cruise ship Titanic. Readers learn about the key historical event from the perspectives of a crewmember, a first-class passenger, and a steerage passenger.

Through narrative, illustrations, photographs, diagrams, and survivor accounts, this book gives an account of the last minutes aboard the Titanic.

Describes the history and tragedy of the Titanic that contains pop-up scenes of the interior of the ship, personal histories of several who were lost, and a 3-D model of the Titanic.

Chronicles the final voyage of the SS "Central America," as it sank off the Carolina coast in 1857, and explains the recent technology used to recover the ship and the twenty-one tons of gold that sank with it.

Recounts the story of the author's survival of the wreck of the eight-foot yacht Trashman off the coast of North Carolina.