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Titanic : truth and rumors /

by Burgan, Michael; Doty, Eldon [ill.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Edge books : truth and rumors.Publisher: Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, 2010Description: 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781429639514; 1429639512.Subject(s): Titanic (Steamship) | Shipwrecks | Ocean travelOnline resources: FactHound Web Sites FactHound offers Internet sites related to this book.
Contents:
Getting the facts right -- Did Titanic's owners claim the ship was unsinkable? -- WasTitanic in a rush? -- Was someone trapped inside Titanic's hull? -- Was the Titanic disaster predicted before 1912? -- Did a long tear in the hull sink Titanic? -- Were Titanic and Olympic switched? -- Did some of the lifeboats sail before they were full? -- Did male passengers dress as women? -- Did an officer kill a passenger? -- Was there a fire on board Titanic? -- Did the Hope diamond sink Titanic? -- Did a mummy's curse doom Titanic? -- Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.
Summary: Labels common stories about the Titanic as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.
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Labels common stories about the Titanic as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.

Includes index and glossary.

Includes bibliographic references.

Getting the facts right -- Did Titanic's owners claim the ship was unsinkable? -- WasTitanic in a rush? -- Was someone trapped inside Titanic's hull? -- Was the Titanic disaster predicted before 1912? -- Did a long tear in the hull sink Titanic? -- Were Titanic and Olympic switched? -- Did some of the lifeboats sail before they were full? -- Did male passengers dress as women? -- Did an officer kill a passenger? -- Was there a fire on board Titanic? -- Did the Hope diamond sink Titanic? -- Did a mummy's curse doom Titanic? -- Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.

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