The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian

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As the Titanic and her passengers sank slowly into the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg late in the evening of April 14, 1912, a nearby ship looked on Second Officer Herbert Stone, in charge of the midnight watch on the SS Californian sitting idly a few miles north, saw the distress rockets that the Titanic fired He alerted the captain, Stanley Lord, who was sleeping in the chartroom below, but Lord did not come to the bridge Eight rockets were fired during the dark hours of the midnight watch, and eight rockets were ignored The next morning, the Titanic was at the bottom of the sea and than 1,500 people were dead When they learned of the extent of the tragedy, Lord and Stone did everything they could to hide their role in the disaster, but pursued by newspapermen, lawyers, and political leaders in America and England, their terrible secret was eventually revealed The Midnight Watch is a fictional telling of what may have occurred that night on the SS Californian, and the resulting desperation of Officer Stone and Captain Lord in the aftermath of their inaction.Told not only from the perspective of the SS Californian crew, but also through the eyes of a family of third class passengers who perished in the disaster, the narrative is drawn together by Steadman, a tenacious Boston journalist who does not rest until the truth is found The Midnight Watch is a powerful and dramatic debut novel the result of many years of research in Liverpool, London, New York, and Boston, and informed by the author s own experiences as a ship s officer and a lawyer. Download The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian – kino-fada.fr On the night of April 15, 1912, Captain Stanley Lord of the SS Californian slept in his chartroom while the RMS Titanic sank as few as eight miles away While the tired captain snoozed on his settee, young 2nd Officer Herbert Stone stood the middle watch He observed eight white rockets explode above a ship visible in the distance He told the captain twice, and was told in turn to signal wi...Most of us here know about the tragic events of April 14 1912, when the worlds most luxurious ocean liner the Titanic struck an iceberg and sunk in the Atlantic, taking over 1 500 souls to a watery grave But what has not been as well known is the apparent unresponsiveness of another ship, the Californian, that seemingly failed to go to the aid of the stricken liner and its passengers and crew It is these events that is the basis of a powerful and impressive debut novel.Retelling the story of Most ...4.5Who knew Who knew that there was another ship nearby that might have been able to warn the Titanic or save her passengers In fact, it seems likely they may have been saved.The movies of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic focus on the flawed magnificence of the ship, the wealthy passengers on the ship s maiden voyage, and the iceberg that caused the disaster But the missed communications were the real cause Not miscommunications Missed Overlooked Overruled.The Californian s wireless 4.5 Who knew Who knew that there was another ship nearby that might have been able to warn the Titanic or save her passengers In fact, it seems likely they may have been saved.The movies of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic focus on the flawed magnificence of the ship, the wealthy passengers on the ship s maiden voyage, and the iceberg that caused the disaster But the missed communications were the real cause Not miscommunications Missed Overlooked Overruled.The Californian s wireless operator s warning was hampered, the second officer, who was on the midnight watch and reported the distress rockets, was given short shrift by the captain, who had been asleep, and the Titanicwell, we all know what happened next Nearer My God to Thee.At the time, there were news reports and a U.S Senate inquiry into the catastrophe, on which this fictional account is based Fictional, in that John Steadman and his interaction with newspapers and crew mem... The midnight watch a time of loneliness, demons and trances P215As the Californian sailed through the ice, the decision was made to stop it was 14th April 1912 and not far before midnight The ice was thick and in the darkness the risk of running into an iceberg was high Captain Lord decided it would be prudent to wait until morning before taking the steamer through the ice Second Officer Herbert Stone...This was just so,so for me It was fascinating reading about the Titanic from a different perspective, however, it just seemed to go on and on I found myself bored towards the middle I couldn t help but be reminded of Col Nathan R Jessep in the film A Few Good Men when trying to relate to Captain Lo...Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, the unsinkable ship, hit and sunk by an iceberg on it s maiden voyage Some may also recall the SS Californian, the ship closest to the Titanic that failed to respond to its distress rockets and arrived too late to save anyone This book explores that story in an almost journalistic way, trying to understand the actions and personalities of those in charge of the Californian at the time Using newspaper reports and accounts from the US Senate and British Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, the unsinkable ship, hit and sunk by an iceberg on it s maiden voyage Some may also recall the SS Californian, the ship closest to the Titanic that failed to respond to its distress rockets and arrived too late to save anyone This book explores that story in an almost journalistic way, trying to understand the actions and personalities of those in charge of the Californian at the time Using newspaper reports and accounts from the US Senate and British Inquiries into the disaster, David Dyer has crafted a fictional account of what he thinks could have happened Stanley Lord, the Captain, Herbert Stone, the Second Officer taking the midnight watch when the tragedy occurred and Cyril Evans the wireless operator, are all real characters while journalist John Steadman is ficticious He has previously sp...Since this is a fictionalized account of a true event, I can t review this book properly without spoiling a bit of it for you So stop right now if you don t know that the Titanic sank.Eventhan 100 years after the fact, people are still reading about the Titanic Authors are still writing about it It might not have been possible if it wasn t for one man, Stanley Lord Stanley Lord was the captain of a small tramp steamer, SS Californian 6223 grt why David Dyer never mentions the ship s Since this is a fictionalized account of a true event,...The Midnight Watch A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian is a fictional novel written based on the facts of the tragedy that happened on April 14, 1912 with the loss of 1500 lives when the Titanic ran into an iceberg and sunk A lot of the facts and characters are true with a bit of embellishment on some of the story The novel focuses on the Californian, a ship that was the closest to the Titanic at the time of the tragedy but did not respond to the distress flares that were sent up A The Midnight Watch A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian is a fictional novel written based on the facts of the tragedy that happened on April 14, 1912 with the loss of 1500 lives when the Titanic ran into an iceberg and sunk A lot of the facts and characters are true with a bit of embellishment on some of the story The novel focuses on the Californian, a ship that was the closest to the Titanic at the time of the tragedy but did not respond to the distress flares that were sent up A journalist that specialized in writing up stories of death and tragedy is determined to get to the truth of what happened that night and whylives couldn t have been saved Anyone who knows me knows that I m a sucker for picking ...There have been many novels written about Titanic, but it is rare to find something which looks at events from a different angle However, this is certainly an unusual look at the disaster, which centres on the actions of the S.S Californian on the night Titanic went down For those who are not familiar wit...This is an exciting and at times toward the end of the book emotionally draining, work of fiction retelling of the story of the Titanic but largely from the point of view of the Californian, the ship that never went to help them.This story is told from the points of view of John Steadman, a reporter working on the case who becomes obsessed with understanding the reason the Californian never responded to the Titanic s distress rockets Steadman is a fictional characters but he makes a good This is an exciting and at times toward the end of the book emotionally draining, work of fiction retelling of the story of the Titanic but largely from the point of view of the Californian, the ship that never went to help them.This story is told from the points of view of John Steadman, a reporter working on the case who becomes obsessed with understanding the reason 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The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian
  • English
  • 13 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 323 pages
  • 1250080932
  • David Dyer
  • The Midnight Watch: A Novel of the Titanic and the Californian