Bibliograph

The band that played on, the extraordinary story of the 8 musicians who went down with the Titanic, Steve Turner

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The band that played on, the extraordinary story of the 8 musicians who went down with the Titanic, Steve Turner

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The band that played on

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Steve Turner

Sub title

the extraordinary story of the 8 musicians who went down with the Titanic

Summary

"They kept it up to the very end. Only the engulfing ocean had power to drown them into silence. The band was playing 'Nearer, My God, to Thee.' I could hear it distinctly. The end was very close." -CHARLOTTE COLLYER, TITANIC SURVIVOR. The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the 'unsinkable' Titanic, her wealthy passengers, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. But never before has 'that glorious band'-the group of eight musicians who played on as the Titanic slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean-been explored in such depth. Steve Turner's extensive research reveals a fascinating story including dishonest agents, a clairvoyant, social climbers, and a fraudulent violin maker. Read what brought the band members together and how their music served as the haunting soundtrack for one of modern history's most tragic maritime disasters

Target audience

adult

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