Download or read book Secrets of the Titanic written by Sam Chase and published by Centennial Books. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believe it or not, researchers are still making new discoveries about the Titanic after more than 100 years! This book is the most visual and most up-to-date chronicle of the famous ship's development, voyage and ultimate tragedy, illustrated with numerous photos and drawings. More than one hundred years after the “unsinkable” Titanic sunk after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic, the tragedy continues to haunt us. That’s partly thanks to the movies—notably James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster, Titanic—that have turned the story into a sort of modern myth. In fact, when it comes to the events of April 15, 1912, untangling fact from fiction has become increasingly difficult. Was the captain drunk? Was the ship going too fast? Did the crew ignore ice warnings? Do the ghosts of the wreck's 1,500-plus victims still haunt the frigid sea? These and other questions are explored—and often answered—here. You will experience the ship’s fateful final day and enter into the glittering lives of such celebrated passengers as John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim. You’ll also learn the fascinating stories of its lesser-known travelers: the man who kidnapped his two sons; the movie star who starred in a film about the disaster, and many other unsung souls whose lives were lost—or changed forever—when the ship went down. In the end, you’ll probably agree that (movie myths aside) the truth is much stranger than fiction.
Download or read book Titanic s Last Secrets written by Brad Matsen and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After rewriting history with their discovery of a Nazi U-boat off the coast of New Jersey, legendary divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler decided to investigate the great enduring mystery of history's most notorious shipwreck: Why did Titanic sink as quickly as it did? To answer the question, Chatterton and Kohler assemble a team of experts to explore Titanic, study its engineering, and dive to the wreck of its sister ship, Brittanic, where Titanic's last secrets may be revealed. Titanic's Last Secrets is a rollercoaster ride through the shipbuilding history, the transatlantic luxury liner business, and shipwreck forensics. Chatterton and Kohler weave their way through a labyrinth of clues to discover that Titanic was not the strong, heroic ship the world thought she was and that the men who built her covered up her flaws when disaster struck. If Titanic had remained afloat for just two hours longer than she did, more than two thousand people would have lived instead of died, and the myth of the great ship would be one of rescue instead of tragedy. Titanic's Last Secrets is the never-before-told story of the Ship of Dreams, a contemporary adventure that solves a historical mystery.
Download or read book Titanic written by National Geographic and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking, National Geographic revisits the romance, glory, and tragedy of this tremendous ship and presents an insider’s look at the new findings about the passengers and scientific study of the wreck site. For 100 years the great ship Titanic has rested in its final grave on the ocean floor, lost to deep ocean darkness until its 1985 discovery by National Geographic’s Bob Ballard. Relive the spell-binding tragic final hours of the ship in a detailed retelling of the famous story and learn the personal stories of lesser-known passengers, including the “guarantees.” For the first time since its discovery, Ballard travels to Belfast to interview descendants of the ship builders and the “guarantee group”—the ill-fated men who traveled on the ship’s first voyage to assure its seaworthiness. Understand underwater mapping techniques that have brought Titanic’s debris field into high resolution, and get a glimpse of current deep ocean scientific research on the wreckage and the future of underwater exploration.
Download or read book The Night Lives On written by Walter Lord and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New York Times bestseller, the author of A Night to Remember and The Miracle of Dunkirk revisits the Titanic disaster. Walter Lord’s A Night to Remember was a landmark work that recounted the harrowing events of April 14, 1912, when the British ocean liner RMS Titanic went down in the North Atlantic Ocean, a book that inspired a classic movie of the same name. In The Night Lives On, Lord takes the exploration further, revealing information about the ship’s last hours that emerged in the decades that followed, and separating myths from facts. Was the ship really christened before setting sail on its maiden voyage? What song did the band play as water spilled over the bow? How did the ship’s wireless operators fail so badly, and why did the nearby Californian, just ten miles away when the Titanic struck the iceberg, not come to the rescue? Lord answers these questions and more, in a gripping investigation of the night when approximately 1,500 victims were lost to the sea.
Download or read book Finding the Titanic written by Robert D. Ballard and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it to sink, and the rescue of those who survived
Download or read book The Nazi Titanic written by Robert P. Watson and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When the Nazis seized control in Germany, she was stripped down for use as a floating barracks and troop transport. Later, during the war, Hitler's minister, Joseph Goebbels, cast her as the "star" in his epic propaganda film about the sinking of the legendary Titanic. Following the film's enormous failure, the German navy used the Cap Arcona to transport German soldiers and civilians across the Baltic, away from the Red Army's advance. In the Third Reich's final days, the ill-fated ship was packed with thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Without adequate water, food, or sanitary facilities, the prisoners suffered as they waited for the end of the war. Just days before Germany surrendered, the Cap Arcona was mistakenly bombed by the British Royal Air Force, and nearly all of the prisoners were killed in the last major tragedy of the Holocaust and one of history's worst maritime disasters. Although the British government sealed many documents pertaining to the ship's sinking, Robert P. Watson has unearthed forgotten records, conducted many interviews, and used over 100 sources, including diaries and oral histories, to expose this story. As a result, The Nazi Titanic is a riveting and astonishing account of an enigmatic ship that played a devastating role in World War II and the Holocaust.
Download or read book The Discovery of the Titanic written by Robert D. Ballard and published by New York, N.Y. : Warner Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the first-hand account of the exploration of the Titanic shipwreck
Download or read book Building the Titanic written by Rod Green and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps it is because everything about the Titanic was absolutely gigantic. To this day, it is difficult to comprehend the impact of its sheer size. In the year 1910, a resident of Belfast provided a haunting image of the giant luxury liner under construction that reinforces the wonder of it all ... Book jacket.
Download or read book The Mystery of The Titanic written by Kelly Milner Halls and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the secrets of the Titanic in this fascinating exploration for kids 8 to 12 If you're interested in the incredible story of the R.M.S. Titanic, this book helps you dive even deeper. Start with the details that explain why the ship was so famous even before it sank, then discover the secrets that are still resting at the bottom of the ocean today. Become an investigator as you dig into mysteries like why it took so long for help to arrive while the Titanic was sinking and what made it so difficult for scientists to find the wreckage. As you sail through the story, watch out for the detective figure who pops up every time there is a clue on the page that will help you solve the mystery of the Titanic. Experience life at sea—Read the true stories of the ship's passengers, and learn where they slept, what they ate, and even what they did for fun while onboard. Uncover the truth—Photos, illustrations, and diagrams help you explore the scientific techniques that researchers used to locate the wreck of the Titanic and reconstruct what happened to it. Form your own hypothesis—Determine if different factors like the weather, the ship's construction, and poor communication among the crew could have contributed to the fatal voyage. Immerse yourself in the history and science behind the famous story of the Titanic.
Download or read book The Titanic For Dummies written by Stephen J. Spignesi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the building of the famous ship, life onboard during its maiden voyage, tragic decisions made that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and the controversies surrounding one of the worst naval disasters of all time.
Download or read book Titanic written by Kevin S. Sandler and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, James Cameron's "Titanic", became the first motion picture to earn a billion dollars worldwide. These essays ask the question: What made "Titanic" such a popular movie? Why has this film become a cultural and film phenomenon? What makes it so fascinating to the film-going public?
Download or read book Mysteries and Secrets The 16 Book Complete Codex written by Patricia Fanthorpe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-11-12 with total page 2887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special 16-book bundle collects fearless investigations into the paranormal from the pens of Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe, who for several decades been researching and writing about ancient and eternal mysteries. Their entertaining and thought-provoking works span numerous topics, from numerology, freemasonry, voodoo, satanism and witchcraft to the very nature of death and time. Additionally, they have produced numerous volumes examining the great unexplained mysteries and places of history, including The Bible, European castles, strange murders, arcane objects of power, the mysterious depths of the sea and remarkable people. Take a strange and beautiful trip to the mystical side of life in this special set! Includes Death Mysteries and Secrets of Numerology Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars Mysteries and Secrets of Time Mysteries and Secrets of Voodoo, Santeria, and Obeah Satanism and Demonology Secrets of the World’s Undiscovered Treasures The Big Book of Mysteries The Oak Island Mystery The World’s Greatest Unsolved Mysteries The World’s Most Mysterious Castles The World’s Most Mysterious Murders The World’s Most Mysterious Objects The World’s Most Mysterious People Unsolved Mysteries of the Sea
Download or read book Titanic Ultimate Trivia Book Trivia Curious Facts And Behind The Scenes Secrets Of The Film Directed By James Cameron written by Filmic Universe and published by Filmic Universe. This book was released on 2024-03-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TITANIC - ULTIMATE TRIVIA BOOK: TRIVIA, CURIOUS FACTS AND BEHIND THE SCENES SECRETS OF THE FILM DIRECTED BY JAMES CAMERONCREATED BY: FILMIC UNIVERSE-Do you think you know everything about TITANIC?Do you want to know more than 100 curious facts and secrets of James Cameron's film?This eBook is full of information about one of the best movies of 1997. You will find and REALLY LOVE abundant behind the scenes secrets. You can test your knowledge about this movie here.-HERE SOME EXAMPLES:- After finding out that she had to be naked in front of Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet decided to break the ice, and when they first met, she flashed him.- In the scene where the water comes crashing into the Grand Staircase room, the film makers had only one shot at it because the entire set and furnishings were going to be destroyed.- Gloria Stuart, being only 86, was aged by makeup to play Rose at age 100. She did not find this a pleasant experience. She died in 2010 at age 100.- Reportedly, James Cameron spoke to and personally provided each of the extras (at least 150 of them) with names and back stories of Titanic passengers.- Due to the long theatrical run of the movie, Paramount had to send out replacement reels to theaters that had literally worn out their copies.- Most of the stuntmen in the engine room scenes were only about 5 feet tall to make the engine room look a lot bigger.- The scene where Cal and Rose have a coffee and the scene where Cal has a tantrum and flips a table were ad-libbed by Billy Zane, therefore, Kate Winslet's reactions were natural.AND MUCH MORE!-So, if you want to relive the memories of this great movie or just want to be entertained and learn more about it, do not hesitate to READ this Book!
Download or read book Mysteries and Secrets of Time written by Lionel Fanthorpe and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-05-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is time infinite, or does it have a beginning and an end? This fascinating explores the mysteries of time and proposes a theory that suggests an awesome answer.
Download or read book Titanic s Resurrected Secret H E W written by J. Robert DiFulgo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Post-Titanic mystery novel unravels Titanic’s untold secret. During the aftermath of the loss of the great liner, attempts were made to recover, identify and lay to rest those individuals scattered in the cold North Atlantic in the hope of bringing dignity to those lost souls. This Post-Titanic story is about an individual whose identity was forfeited because of the theft of an extremely valuable object, which he held in his possession. Historical and mystery novelist Alexander J.Dante had always felt drawn to the tragic story of the Titanic. Now retired, Alexei decides to visit Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia where some of the victims of the disaster are laid to rest. While he is there, Alexei feels a strange pull towards gravesite 223, where, supposedly, an unidentified crew-member lay. A mystery surrounds the number 223 and Alexei is determined to solve it. His obsession takes him across the globe as he begins to unravel a long-kept secret that will consume his life.
Download or read book History Mysteries and Secrets written by Samuel DELAGE and published by Samuel Delage. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is full of new discoveries and hidden realities ready to surface. It's up to you to learn what has never been revealed to you before. 9 subjects await you, through places and events you thought you knew... Already more than 150,000 downloads of "The Moment of History" audio podcasts. Discover them here now in digital book format. - The Château de Chambord, its mysteries, its secrets, its builders, François Premier and Leonardo da Vinci... - Egypt, its pharaohs, its pyramids, the origin of secret societies... - The catacombs of Paris, their history, the plans, what goes on beneath the surface of the capital... - Behind the scenes of the Louvre Museum, the history and birth of the museum, its lesser-known workings and future projects... - The Eiffel Tower's arcana, from the basement to the top, the construction, the history and the challenge that this symbol represents are edifying? - Discovering the secret Vatican, from its origins to the well-kept archives... - Since her sinking in the middle of the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic still reveals the real reasons for the tragedy... - Serial killers, a plunge into the dark abyss of the human being, which questions and haunts us... - The Villa Medici, a place out of time, which dominates the eternal city, where artists reside century after century...
