Title: The Midnight Watch
Author: David Dyer
Genre: Historical Fiction
ISBN: 9781250080936
Published: April 5, 2016 St. Martin’s Press
Purchase: Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Main Characters: John Steadman, Stanley Lord, Herbert Stone
Synopsis: Did you know that on the night of April 14, 1912, when the Titanic was sinking, that there was a large cargo ship six miles away that could have saved every person who died that night? Boston reporter John Steadman, covering the horrors of that night, learns about the ship and its complete inaction. Unlike the other reporters, he is not content to let it stand. Thinking of the twelve hundred people who died that night (including fifty-three children, whose names no one can be bothered to utter), he dons disguises and travels thousands of miles to uncover the truth: How could the SS Californian see every one of Titanic’s eight distress rockets and do nothing? The Midnight Watch by David Dyer, based on actual articles and dispositions of the time, aims to delve into the mind of those responsible and find out the truth.
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April 15th marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Can you believe it? The tragic tale was retold in the smash hit film Titanic in the 90s. Fans will get to relive the movie in all its 3D glory starting April 4th in theaters everywhere. Will you be seeing the movie? If not, here are some other Titanic related events that might interest you.
Personally, the idea of watching drowning and falling bodies in 3D doesn’t really interest me. I’m more interested in some of these events in San Diego.
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
Guests can visit the San Diego Natural History Museum and take a look at over 200 items that were recovered from the ship in 1912. That sounds so interesting. A real glance into the past. Old clothes, jewelry, cooking and dining pieces, and even currency from when you could buy morgan dollars were recovered. From April 9th to the 13th, the price of admission will change to $19.12.
More than 200 items recovered from the shipwreck are featured in this special-ticket exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum. In the run-up to the 100th anniversary, the museum will extend its operating hours to 6:30 p.m. April 9-13 and will offer exhibit tickets for $19.12. Actors in Edwardian dress will roam the museum to speak with and tell stories to guests. Demonstrations of replica radios used on the Titanic will be presented from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and a different Titanic-themed film will be shown at the museum every day that week. And during regular hours on April 14 and 15, amateur radio operators use modern equipment to attempt to communicate with a ship positioned over the Titanic wreck site. On the anniversary night, the museum will stay open late. The Titanic struck the iceberg at 11:40 p.m. April 14, and it slipped under the waves (with two-thirds of its passengers) just a few hours later, at 2:20 a.m. April 15. The museum won’t close on April 14 and will instead stay open until 3 a.m. April 15. The museum will reopen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 15
