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A Night to Remember
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4.10 avg rating — 28,460 ratings
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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4.17 avg rating — 117,887 ratings
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The Wreck of the Medusa: The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century
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Wreck of the Medusa: The Tragic Story of the Death Raft
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Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
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3.75 avg rating — 574 ratings
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
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Erik Larson (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 160,114 ratings
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Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing
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Carpathia
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Jay Ludowyke (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 75 ratings
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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
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3.95 avg rating — 543 ratings
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In the midst of shipwrecks, disaster and despair can be found real-life triumphs of good decisions and cool heads, in what had appeared to be hopeless situations.
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