Thanks to some help from family and friends, Neil Scott was able to see his final book finished before passing away.
An MTSU librarian and author of several books, his latest book tells the story of the collision between the HMS Oranto and HMS Kashmir off the coast of Scotland near the end of World War I while ferrying hundreds of American soldiers from New York to various British ports.
When his father told him about two great-uncles who were in a ship that collided in World War I, Scott was hooked. He had to tell the story of the HMS Otranto and the HMS Kashmir. The Kashmir survived, but Otranto was left dead in the water.
Book
Book – Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto