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The book, On Board The Titanic, is a story of one family's experience on the R.M.S. Titanic during her ill-faited maiden voyage. The story is told against a backdrop of actual events put together in a date and time chronological order. The critical dates and times are as follows: 1) Wednesday, April 10, 1912 10:30 a.m. (Titanic sets sail from England on her maided voyage); 2) Sunday, April 14, 1912 11:30 p.m. (Titanic traveling at full speed hits an iceberg); 3) Monday, April 15, 1912 2:00 a.m. (Order is given to abandon the ship and the first partially filled lifeboat is launched); 4) Monday, April 15, 1912 3:30 a.m. (Titanic breaks in two as it slips below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean) and 5) Monday, April 15, 1912 6:00 p.m. (The last of the survivors are taken aboard a number of converging rescue ships). The book, On Board The Titanic, also includes the following: 1) Epilogue; 2) Gloassary: 3) Picture credits; 4) Recommended Further Reading and 5) Acknowledgements. In addition to the story line, this book includes the following features: 1) 23 black and white vintage photographs; 2) 44 color illustrations and 3) 1 two page color cut-away illustration. This book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in the historical story of the sinking of the "unsinkable" R.M.S. Titanic. This book is 48 pages and is in very good condition but does have a repaired tear on the spine of the dust cover. The author is Shelly Tanaka with Ken Marschall (paintings). Edition published in 1996.