Titanic Adventure
One Woman's True Life Voyage
Down to the Legendary Ocean Liner
by Jennifer Carter & Joel Hirschhorn
Foreword by William F. Buckley, Jr.
(New Horizon Press, 1998)

This extraordinary journey takes Jennifer Carter from an ordinary life as a bank clerk and mother of three to the bottom of the ocean as the commander of an otherwise all male French/American expedition to the "unsinkable" ocean liner. There, Carter becomes the first woman to dive the Titanic and an indelible part of the Great Ship's ongoing history and mystique.

Even as a child, Jennifer dreamed of joining an expedition dedicated to finding and photographing the Titanic. Her chance comes in 1987 when a French/ American expedition is assembled. From the beginning, her role as expedition leader on the Titanic '87 mission is beset by challenges. The French and Americans regard each other with hostility and distrust; a devastating hurricane, the kind that had aborted three previous Titanic expeditions, strikes; a volatile mutiny explodes, and a heralded PR man searching for further glory attempts to subvert Jennifer's command of the crew and campaigns to have her removed.

All are grueling tests of Carter's resolve to complete the momentous undertaking and bring back the first artifacts from the sunken ocean liner as a legacy to those whose lives were lost. And the moment she has lived for, her trip down to the legendary ship's glorious, haunting remains, is one she will never relinquish despite the dangers, risks and implicit warnings that nobody could be rescued if the submarine Nautile malfunctioned. With passion and insight, Carter details the exciting eight-week expedition and the historic dive which makes her an inseparable part of the Titanic saga. Both a gripping, and at times harrowing, action story that pits humankind against the elements of nature and a powerful testament to one woman's journey of self-discovery, empowerment and love against the backdrop of a perilous quest, Titanic Adventure provides an enthralling piece of the puzzle that the Titanic is and always will be.