Titanic by Nicola Pierce is a history book that, to me, doesn’t read like a history book (in a good way!). Published by Nimbus publications, I found this book had lots of facts. It followed a timeline I could understand, and I learned a lot without being overwhelmed or having that “yawn” feeling as I’m reading.

Going into this book I already had a good amount of knowledge about the Titanic. I knew a lot about the sequence of events that led to the sinking, the aftermath, and the search for it after it sank. What I didn’t know too awful much about was the people. Which is where this book comes into play.

This book hits on the many walks of life who boarded the ship - the rich and famous, the less well known, and the regular families. I find there are so many Titanic books, yet this one is set apart because it focuses on the stories of the people, and not just the story of the ship.

I recommend this book if you are interested in a read that is easy to follow but factual. This book follows a chronological timeline which makes it (in my opinion) a read that you can really focus into. The Titanic is a topic that will truly never forgotten, so if you’re going to read any book I definitely recommend this one!

Just about everyone knows about the Titanic. The “unsinkable ship”.
I decided to get this book (despite knowing it’s story quite well) because I wanted to see what this book had to add to the story of the Titanic. It’s not just the tale of how it sank, but stories of the people who boarded it, and it’s legacy today. I was very pleased with what I found in this book, and all of it was extremely interesting. I loved getting to read about things that are often overlooked in the Titanic’s story. The author adds many details, and this book is very well-researched. It’s supposed to be a “history book” but it reads just like a regular book would, and that’s certainly a result of skillful writing. Of course, the added story of the Titanic makes it all the most interesting.

Going to the Titanic Museum in Southampton, I was able to learn about the Titanic from there. A lot of the exhibit was mainly focused on the crew from Southampton and the impact that it’s sinking had on this city. Going to the Titanic Museum in Halifax and reading about it in this book gave me a different added perspective to the Titanic’s story and how it relates to Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. I really loved what I learned, and again, I feel that the stories of the crew of the Titanic, as well as the fact that it went down near Atlantic Canada often gets over looked.

The story of the Titanic is a heartbreaking one, but it’s also inspired so many different things. This book explores many of those, and it’s got a lot to say about each of them. I loved reading this book and learning more about the story of the Titanic, and I really appreciated the author’s research and the time that she took to bust myths and tell the truths that might have been lost.

The Titanic’s story never really seems to come to an end. It’s that thing that everyone always references and talks about. It will never be forgotten.

I hope you check out Titanic: True Stories of Her Passengers, Crew and Legacy by Nicola Pierce <3