Books like Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912

Of the Titanic story, I always find it most difficult to get through reading or hearing about the crew who sacrificed their lives. What amazes me most is that the band selflessly played through the entire ordeal without rushing to the lifeboats and trying to save themselves. If there was one thing I could do with my musical career, it would be to play in a time like that to try to keep a panicky audience calm...The cooks, the stewards, the entrie crew and of course the captain went down with the ship. Sometimes heroic acts aren't fighting in a bloody war but making the most of what you've got--unfortunately in the case of the Titanic, there wasn't much that they had.At first, I thought that the theme of the Titanic wasn't appropriate for a Dear America book; after re-reading it, however, I remember that the overall goal was to get to America, and there were several key American characters. The book was well-written and interesting, as well as descriptive. A good read.