{"product_id":"rescuing-titanicbooks","title":"Rescuing Titanic","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e saved 705 passengers of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e from the icy waters of the North Atlantic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship’s sinking, \u003ci\u003eRescuing Titanic \u003c\/i\u003eshares a unique connection with the story of the ship; having been written and illustrated by \u003cb\u003edebut Northern Irish artist, Flora Delargy, whose grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast Shipyards where the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e was built.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the middle of the night, the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e received a distress call from the sinking \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could.\u003cb\u003e Follow the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e as it risks everything to\u003c\/b\u003e navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and \u003cb\u003ecome to the rescue of passengers\u003c\/b\u003e on the world-famous ocean liner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the journey, you will learn all about \u003cb\u003eMorse code\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003enavigation tools\u003c\/b\u003e, the different \u003cb\u003eroles of the crew\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehow the ships found each other\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eby-the-minute details\u003c\/b\u003e of exactly what happened on this cold and fateful night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful \u003cb\u003efull-bleed illustration and vignettes\u003c\/b\u003e give great detail about how everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true bravery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRescuing Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e shows that \u003cb\u003ea glimmer of hope can be found even in great tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e and that \u003cb\u003eheroes are not always big and mighty\u003c\/b\u003e, but can also be small and unassuming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the debut book in the \u003cb\u003eHidden Histories series\u003c\/b\u003e, which explores with beautiful illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we thought we knew.","brand":"Delargy, Flora","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43174170198240,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4fb6efbc-443c-4ec9-9328-e407dbc60509.jpg?v=1659020648","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/rescuing-titanicbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}