The unspeakable tragedy of the Titanic disaster can only be fully appreciated through the tales of the people who were aboard on the night the ship went down. The Irish Aboard Titanic gives those people a voice. In it are stories of agony, luck, self-sacrifice, dramatic escapes, and heroes left behind. It also records the heartache that continued long after that fateful night. In her wake the Titanic cast a long shadow over the families forced to endure the agonizing wait to learn the fate of loved ones, over the lives of the survivors who had to start their lives anew, and over those who lost relatives and friends.
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The unspeakable tragedy of the Titanic disaster can only be fully appreciated through the tales of the people who were aboard on the night the ship went down. The Irish Aboard Titanic gives those people a voice. In it are stories of agony, luck, self-sacrifice, dramatic escapes, and heroes left behind. It also records the heartache that continued long after that fateful night. In her wake the Titanic cast a long shadow over the families forced to endure the agonizing wait to learn the fate of loved ones, over the lives of the survivors who had to start their lives anew, and over those who lost relatives and friends.
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