The Titanic Coloring Book (Dover World History Coloring Books)

Adults and kids alike will be spellbound by this exciting coloring book that dramatically re-creates events leading up to and including the monumental tragedy of TheTitanic. On the night of April 14, 1912, while passengers aboard the Titanic were enjoying the luxurious accommodations of the White Star fleet's newest ocean liner, the ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland. Described as "unsinkable," the largest and most elegant ocean vessel of the period quickly sank in the early morning hours on April 15 with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Twenty-nine realistic drawings, accompanied by fact-filled captions, depict the Titanic docked in Southampton, England; the ship's captain and officers on the bridge; passengers dining and strolling on deck; the ship striking the iceberg; survivors huddled in lifeboats; and more. No maritime disaster before or since has captured the public's fascination. The Titanic carried far too few lifeboats to accommodate the 2,227 people on board. In less than three hours, the ship sank, carrying over 1500 crew members and passengers to their deaths. Only 705 survived. Many books, movies, and documentaries, have immortalized the tragic events of that fateful night, including the Academy Award-winning 1997 film directed by James Cameron. Along with The Titanic Coloring Book, Dover publishes historical coloring books for both adults and children, covering a wide array of subjects including Black history, the Old West, the Civil War, Native Americans, American presidents and first ladies, famous explorers and inventors, and much more.