The Band that Played On

Although I was a late-comer to the whole Titanic obsession, since I was only 3 when the movie came out with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, my older sisters wasted no time in immersing me in everything Titanic as soon as I was old enough. Because of that, when I saw the book The Band That Played On by Steve Turner, I jumped at the chance to read it.

By the authors own admission the book does not focus on specific reasons he thinks the ocean liner sunk, rather he looks at the bravery of the eight musicians who played until the final moments aboard the Titanic in order to calm the passengers and have a sense of peace in their final moments. Although many things are disputed about the final moments of this brave band, along with the final moments of the Titanic, one fact remained throughout all of the firsthand accounts; the band members were immensely brave in their final moments.

I enjoyed the content of this book, both learning about the musicians and also hearing about some of the firsthand news accounts and seeing pictures and news headlines from after the Titanic disaster.  

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