The Band That Played on

<p><strong>The movies the documentaries the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the unsinkable <em>Titanic</em> her wealthy passengers the families torn apart and the unthinkable end. But never before has that glorious band the group of eight musicians who played on as the <em>Titanic</em> slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean been explored in such depth--until now.</strong></p><p>Join renowned biographer Steve Turner as he shares an extraordinary portrait of eight men who were thrown together on a maiden voyage never having played together as a band and whose names will be forever linked because of an extraordinary act of courage in the face of death.</p><p>In <em>The Band that Played On</em> Turner asks and answers key questions including: </p><ul><li>How did the faith of the band members allow them to react with grace under pressure?</li><li>Why does the story of the <em>Titanic </em>continue to fascinate?</li><li>How does the legacy of that glorious band live on today?</li></ul><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Band that Played On</em>: </strong></p><p><em>The Band that Played On</em> is surprisingly the first book since the great ship went down to examine the lives of the eight musicians who were employed by the Titanic. What these men did--standing calmly on deck playing throughout the disaster--achieved global recognition. But their individual stories until now have been largely unknown. What Turner has uncovered is a narrow but unique slice of history--one more chapter of compelling Titanic lore.</p><p><strong>--Marjorie Kehe Book Editor <em> Christian Science Monitor</em></strong></p>