Disaster At Sea

Meticulously researched and engagingly presented, The Watch That Ends The Night:Voices From The Titanic by Allan Wolf offers a fresh perspective on the sinking of this luxury liner in 1912. Written in superbly crafted poems which resound with a variety of emotions (from hope to fear), intensity, and prophetic overtones, the reader hears the voices of  carefully delineated characters representative of all social classes, the Captain and crew, "The Unsinkable" Margaret Brown, the Iceberg itself, and a ship's rat. Other unique touches are actual telegrams and how shipbuilder Thomas Andrews' poem seems to sink on the page. A detailed section of Character Notes, Morse Code message translations, Titanic Miscellany, and a comprehensive bibliography of books, articles, periodicals, government documents, and Internet and Audio Resources enhance this outstanding volume.