April
14, 2012 commemorates the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the famous
ocean-liner RMS Titanic. Here is a story I wrote to all the people and
dogs who perished on the fateful night.
This is a children's
story about First Officer William Murdock's Newfoundland dog, Rigel.
The story - legend or true historical event - reports that this dog
heroically saved a lifeboat of people from being rammed by the rescue
ship Carpathia in the deep, darkened, and frigid waters of the
Atlantic. Rigel was reportedly hailed as a major factor in preserving
a number of lives that night and preventing them from becoming
themselves victims of the ill-fated Titanic
You may find that the style that this story is writen in is a bit unusual. That's because I've written it from Rigel's point of view. He, in fact, is himself the narrator.
I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it.I wrote this book for my friend's son and daughter whom both were fascinated with the tragedy of the Titanic. This book is written in the spirit of historical fiction. It is based on the anecdotal account of a dog who was on the Titanic and who is said to have - by barking loudly - alerted the rescue ship Carpathia, which at the time was blindly barring down on a lifeboat of survivors drifting in the darkness of the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. You may find that the style that this story is writen in is a bit unusual. That's because I've written it from Rigel's point of view. He, in fact, is himself the narrator.