Friday Apr 13th, 2012
Everyday people aboard the Titanic
By John Welshman
It was Walter Lord in A Night to Remember (1955) who described the sinking of the Titanic as ‘the last night of a small town’. Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town, draws on Lord’s metaphor by focusing on the stories of just 12 people, chosen as a representative cross-section of passengers and crew. read more »
Sunday May 20th, 2012
Charles Lindbergh, a new hero
He came as it were from nowhere, setting out on May 20, 1927 on a journey.
