100th Anniversary of the RMS Titanic - Nicholas Wade

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue

Published April 13, 2012 at 11:50 AM EDT

Nicholas Wade is the grandson of teacher and author Lawrence Beesley, a survivor of the RMS Titanic. Wade has written the afterward for the book, Titanic, First Accounts. We speak with him about his grandfather's story.

Music: "That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune" - Ian Whitcomb conducting The White Star Orchestra on the album, Titanic: Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage

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