The R.M.S. Olympic was only a day out of New York when her wireless picked up distress signals from her new sister ship - Titanic. For fourteen hours, Olympic raced toward the scene of the disaster, unaware that her efforts were in vain. Find out what it was like to be on the Titanic's twin sister on the night disaster struck and re-live the drama of April 14-15, 1912 from a different perspective. It's a gripping tale of hope and adventure on the high seas.
This month we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking. Here are some things I'm doing this month to help share the story of Titanic, her passengers and crew:
- Featured blogger: The Denver Post's Titanic Blog
- Appearance on Fox4 News Kansas City Morning Show: 8:15 a.m. April 9
- KCUR radio interview: 11:30 a.m. April 11 on 89.3 FM
Presentation and Book Signing:
10 a.m. April 14 at Union Station's Stilwell Room
- Presentation and Book Signing:
1 p.m. April 14 at the Kansas City Public Library's Waldo branch
Racing Through the Night is hot off the press and is now available for order! The first in her class, Olympic captured the attention of the world as the biggest ship ever made by man - a distinction she would enjoy until her sister Titanic departed on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. The rest, as they say, is history, and you can read it all in this new book by Amberley Publishing. Order the book on Amazon.com.
The disaster of April 14-15, 1912 made Titanic the most famous ship in the history of the world, but it was her older sister ship, Olympic, as the first in the new class of ocean liners, that captured the world's attention when she was launched in 1910. Racing Through the Night details Olympic's first year in service and the events that would foreshadow Titanic's terrible fate.