
Pre-Owned The Sinking of the Titanic (Hardcover) by Rebecca Aldridge
Key item features
- ISBN: 9780791096437
- Condition: Pre-Owned: Good
- Hard cover
- Language: English
- Pages: 112
- Library binding. Cloth over boards. 112 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Great Historic Disasters. Intended for a juvenile audience.
- She was supposed to be ""unsinkable."" But on April 14, 1912, the unthinkable happened: the world's largest and most luxurious oceans liner - the Titanic - struck an iceberg in the frigid waters in the dark of night. What happened next seemed unbelievable to people at the time. In approximately two and a half hours, the celebrated ship flooded with water, cracked in half, and sank miles to the ocean floor below. Of the 2,200 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. The rest suffered a terrifying and cold death in the Atlantic. Observers around the world were horrified and saddened by the tragedy, and many wanted answers. What caused this incredible disaster to happen, and why did so many people have to die? In ""The Sinking of the Titanic"", read about the steamship from stem to stern, from her building and construction, her crew and passengers, and her fate with an iceberg, to the effect this tragedy had, and continues to have, on the shipping industry and the world.
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionNon-Fiction
- GenreChildren's Books
- EditionStandard
- PublisherChelsea House Publications
- LanguageEnglish
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Product details
- ISBN: 9780791096437
- Condition: Pre-Owned: Good
- Hard cover
- Language: English
- Pages: 112
- Library binding. Cloth over boards. 112 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. Great Historic Disasters. Intended for a juvenile audience.
- She was supposed to be ""unsinkable."" But on April 14, 1912, the unthinkable happened: the world's largest and most luxurious oceans liner - the Titanic - struck an iceberg in the frigid waters in the dark of night. What happened next seemed unbelievable to people at the time. In approximately two and a half hours, the celebrated ship flooded with water, cracked in half, and sank miles to the ocean floor below. Of the 2,200 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. The rest suffered a terrifying and cold death in the Atlantic. Observers around the world were horrified and saddened by the tragedy, and many wanted answers. What caused this incredible disaster to happen, and why did so many people have to die? In ""The Sinking of the Titanic"", read about the steamship from stem to stern, from her building and construction, her crew and passengers, and her fate with an iceberg, to the effect this tragedy had, and continues to have, on the shipping industry and the world.
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Walmart Pre-Owned allows you to find previously owned, well-cared-for items from Walmart’s trusted & performance-managed sellers. Shopping Pre-Owned allows you to bring home the best-quality picks at even lower prices, in addition to extending the life of an item & reducing waste. Find your favorites & shop a range of conditions in every category.
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Trusted sellers & quality items
Each Pre-Owned item listed comes from Walmart’s trusted performance-managed sellers, to ensure you get quality items.
Quality you can afford
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30-day free returns
Don’t love it? Most items offer a 30-day* free return policy, for added peace of mind.

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Shopping Pre-Owned helps in extending the life of an item & reducing waste.
Product image for illustration purposes only. The item you receive may vary from the image in minor ways, such as slight differences in appearance, color, and/or design. *Exceptions apply during holiday season, and on certain electronics, collectibles, and jewelry.
