Band That Played On The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went down with the Titanic

Name: Band That Played On The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went down with the Titanic
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ISBN: 9781595552198

ISBN-10: 1595552197

ISBN-13: 9781595552198

Edition: 2011

Authors: Steve Turner, Thomas Nelson Publishing Staff

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When Titanic collided with an iceberg at 23:40 on April 14 th , the eight members of the band had already retired for the evening. Still, they put on overcoats and mufflers came out to play in the lounge. When most of the First Class passengers had taken to their lifeboats, the musicians simply moved to the deck and continued to play, calming the passengers as the ship sank. One second class passenger said: "Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute as the ship settled quietly lower and lower in the sea. The music they played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 3/21/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

STEVE TURNER is a performance poet and journalist. Author of several anthologies of adult verse, children's poetry and many rock biographies.



Introduction



"That glorious band."



"The world's greatest liner."



"A man with the highest sense of duty."



"I will write to you on board the Titanic."



"An exceptionally good performer on the piano."



"A thorough and conscientious musician."



"The life of every ship he ever played on."



"An intellectual turn of mind."



"The Titanic is now about complete."



"We have a fine band."



"A solemnity too deep for words."



"It is with great sadness that I have to give you the painful news."



"If you think you have a legal claim."



"A natural fruit of the evil of the age."



"The sweets of notoriety."



"I should cling to my old violin."


Sources


General Bibliography


Printed Sources


Notes


Picture Credits


About the Author


Index