One of the world's richest men, the invention of the martini, and the flow of the bubbly -- Captain Smith's retirement dinner -- Setting the style -- Women and children first -- The unsinkable Molly Brown -- Harrowing sights and sounds -- Did the band really play on? -- Games on deck and letters home -- For those in peril on the sea -- Fire and ice -- In steerage

"Veronica Hinke's painstaking research and deft touch bring the Titanic's tragic but eternally glamorous maiden voyage back to life. In addition to stirring accounts of individual tragedy and survival, The Last Night on the Titanic offers tried-and-true recipes, newly invented styles, and classic cocktails to reproduce a glittering world of sophistication at sea."--Amazon.com