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John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian best known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, A Night to Remember.
May 21, 2002 · Walter Lord, the narrative historian whose books -- most notably ''A Night to Remember,'' a riveting account of the sinking of the Titanic -- were characterized by intensive research and...
May 20, 2002 · Walter Lord, the narrative historian whose books — most notably "A Night to Remember," a riveting account of the sinking of the Titanic — were characterized by intensive research and exhaustive...
A Night to Remember is a 1955 non-fiction book by Walter Lord that depicts the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. The book was hugely successful, and is still considered a definitive resource about the Titanic. Lord interviewed 63 survivors of the disaster and drew on books, memoirs, and articles that they had written.
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In late May 2002, Walter Lord passed away at his home in New York City. Perhaps best known for A Night to Remember, his still-enthralling account of the loss of RMS Titanic in April 1912, Lord wrote a number of books that chronicled other important events in history.
May 22, 2002 · Walter Lord, pioneering author who popularized a “you are there” documentary approach to history that twice landed his seminal work, “A Night to Remember,” about the sinking of the Titanic, on...
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A Night to Remember gives a gripping, detailed account of what happened the night the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people. Originally published in 1955, Walter Lord had interviewed survivors and reviewed documents to create this incredible narrative of the events surrounding April 15, 1912.
