The Titanic -- April 14, 1912 Gavin Reilly is working in the Titanic's galley to earn his passage from Ireland to America. He can't wait to join his brother in New York. He has big dreams and bigger ambitions. Karolina Green is returning home to the States with her Aunt Rose after the death of her parents in England. She wants, more than anything, to mend her shattered life in New York. On a calm, clear April night their hopes and dreams turn into a nightmare -- like those of hundreds of other passengers on the Titanic. Rich and poor, famous and unknown, the people aboard the Titanic find themselves at the mercy of a cold seathat even the greatest ship ever built can't conquer. Few will live to remember the disaster the world still can't forget -- will Gavin and Karolina be among the survivors?
Then, along came J.P. Morgan, a wealthy American businessman who had had much success in the steel and railroad industries. Until this time, the United States had not had a major role in the shipping industry.
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Titanic's passengers came from various places and walks of life, but all found themselves together on an ill fated ship.
Presented in a graphic-novel format, the story of the "Titanic," which sank in the north Atlantic on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, is chronicled. Full color.
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