Download or read book Titanic Destination Disaster written by John P. Eaton and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No other ship or maritime tragedy holds more fascination than the Titanic - and a century after she sank beneath the chill, starlit North Atlantic waters on her maiden voyage, carrying a wide mix of passengers, from the social, artistic and financial elite of two continents to the humblest emigrants on their way to America, the story continues to enthral people of all ages and cultures.Two of the world's foremost authorities present this popular account of the sea’s best-known disaster, expertly summarisizing the ship's brief but glamorous life, from building and launching in Belfast, to the discovery of her remains more than two miles down on the ocean bed, and the subsequent artefact recovery dives and courtroom efforts to protect the wreck. Their own photographic dives to the wreck site feature in this updated third edition of their best-selling paperback, together with a wealth of fascinating new information about the ship and her people, past and present.
Download or read book Titanic Destination Disaster written by John P. Eaton and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clears up misconceptions about the sinking of the Titanic, describes the ship's construction, and recounts the discovery of the ship's wreckage.
Download or read book Titanic written by Philip Wilkinson and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2012 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history, inner workings, passengers, sinking, and impact of the legendary liner.
Download or read book The Titanic written by Michael D. Cole and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the historic shipwreck of the Titanic, including an account of events which some claim led to this tragedy, as told by actual survivors.
Download or read book The Sinking of the Titanic written by Rebecca Aldridge and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ship was supposed to be unsinkable. But on April 14, 1912, the unthinkable happened: the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner the Titanic struck an iceberg in the frigid waters in the dark of night. What happened next seemed unbelievable to people at the time. In approximately two and a half hours, the celebrated ship flooded with water, cracked in half, and sank miles to the ocean floor below. Of the 2,200 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. The rest suffered a terrifying and cold death in the Atlantic. Observers around the world were horrified and saddened by the tragedy, and many wanted answers. What caused this incredible disaster to happen, and why did so many people have to die? In The Sinking of the Titanic, read about the steamship from stem to stern, from the building and construction, the crew and passengers, and the ship's fate with an iceberg, to the effect this tragedy had, and continues to have, on the shipping industry and the world.
Download or read book Titanic The Myths and Legacy of a Disaster written by Roger Cartwright and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 15 April 2012, 100 years will have passed since the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic hit an iceberg and foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss of 1,503 lives. Had the disaster not occurred, what is now the best-known ship in the world would have lost the title of the largest liner within just two years. She was certainly not the fastest passenger ship of the time and can be considered a technological throwback, yet Titanic captures the imagination like no other. This book seeks to explore the myths and the truth about Titanic and explores the legacy that has made the ship so well known. Why was she built? Who really owned her? Why was nobody ever proved negligent? How has today's transportation been made safer by Titanic? Have we really learned the right lessons? Perhaps not! Since 1912 there have been worse disasters yet none has replaced Titanic in the popular consciousness. Her legacy exists in procedures, building regulation, navigational practice, statues, poems, novels, movies and even a musical. This book explores why.
Download or read book Titanic Disaster written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters" by Various. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book The Sinking Of The Titanic Annotated Edition written by Jay Henry Mowbray and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the extended annotated edition of this book, including a detailed introduction regarding the history of steamships and steamship lines until the greatest maritime disaster occured. The human imagination is unequal to the reconstruction of the appalling scene of the disaster in the North Atlantic. No picture of the pen or of the painter's brush can adequately represent the magnitude of the calamity that has made the whole world kin. How trivial in such an hour seem the ordinary affairs of civilized mankind--the minor ramifications of politics, the frenetic rivalry of candidates, the haggle of stock speculators. We are suddenly, by an awful visitation, made to see our human transactions in their true perspective, as small as they really are. Man's pride is profoundly humbled: he must confess that the victory this time has gone to the blind, inexorable forces of nature, except in so far as the manifestation of the heroic virtues is concerned. The ship that went to her final resting place two miles below the placid, unconfessing level of the sea represented all that science and art knew how to contribute to the expedition of traffic, to the comfort and enjoyment of voyagers. She had 15 watertight steel compartments supposed to render her unsinkable. She was possessed of submarine signals with micro-phones, to tell the bridge by means of wires when shore or ship or any other object was at hand.There was a collision bulkhead to safeguard the ship against the invasion of water amidships should the bow be torn away. In a word, the boat was as safe and sound as the shipbuilder could make it. It was the pride of the owners and the commander that what has happened could not possibly occur. And yet the Titanic went down, and carried to their doom hundreds of passengers and men who intimately knew the sea and had faced every peril that the navigator meets. Table of Contents: Preface Introduction Chapter I - From A Day Of Delight To Death Chapter II - Heart-Rending Scenes On Carpathia Chapter III - Band Played To The Last Chapter IV - Neglect Caused Disaster Chapter V - Believed Ship Unsinkable Chapter VI - How Survivors Escaped Chapter VII - Woman's Thrilling Narrative Chapter VIII - Survivors' Stirring Stories Chapter IX - How Astor Went To Death Chapter X - Notable Woman Saved Chapter XI - Major Butt, Martyr To Duty Chapter XII - Mrs. Astor's Bravery Chapter XIII - Lifeboats Bunglingly Handled Chapter XIV - Not Like Bourgogne Disaster Chapter XV - Boy's Desperate Fight For Life Chapter XVI - Carpathia To The Rescue Chapter XVII - Refused To Leave Husband Chapter XVIII - Lady Duff-Gordon's Experiences Chapter XIX - Senators Hear Startling Stories Chapter XX - Surviving Operator's Experiences Chapter XXI - The Funeral Ship And Its Dead Chapter XXII - Inquiry By United States Senate Hymn For The Survivors Of The Titanic Great Marine Disasters From 1866 To 1911
Download or read book Titanic Tragedy A New Look at the Lost Liner written by John Maxtone-Graham and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses rarely touched-upon components of the Titanic disaster, including the accounts of survivors, the role played by the new wireless telecommunication system, and the effect the accident had on the shipyard in Belfast.
Download or read book Women of the Titanic Disaster written by Sylvia Harbaugh Caldwell and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylvia Caldwell was on board the Titanic when it sank in 1912. As one of the disaster's survivors, she took it upon herself to write an account of what happened in the event's aftermath. Women of the Titanic Disaster details Sylvia Caldwell's journey immediately following the sinking of the Titanic, and it gives us a fresh perspective on this historic event. With a foreword by Julie Hedgepeth Williams, author of A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells' Story of Survival, a biography of Sylvia Caldwell and her family.
Download or read book Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic written by Samuel Halpern and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic is a complete re-evaluation of the loss of Titanic based on evidence that has come to light since the discovery of the wreck in 1985. This collective undertaking is compiled by eleven of the world's foremost Titanic researchers – experts who have spent many years examining the wealth of information that has arisen since 1912. Following the basic layout of the 1912 Wreck Commission Report, this modern report provides fascinating insights into the ship itself, the American and British inquiries, the passengers and crew, the fateful journey and ice warnings received, the damage and sinking, rescue of survivors, the circumstances in connection with the SS Californian and SS Mount Temple, and the aftermath and ramifications that followed the disaster. The book seeks to answer controversial questions, such as whether steerage passengers were detained behind gates, and also reveals the names and aliases of all passengers and crew who sailed on Titanic's maiden voyage. Containing the most extensively referenced chronology of the voyage ever assembled and featuring a wealth of explanatory charts and diagrams, as well as archive photographs, this comprehensive volume is the definitive 'go-to' reference book for this ill-fated ship.
Download or read book The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters written by Logan Marshall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters is an exciting collection of first-hand stories describing the catastrophe of Titanic’s maiden voyage as told by its survivors shortly after the ship sank. Originally written and published in 1912, Logan Marshall’s book was the very first attempt to solve the mystery of the accident and relieve the heartache it stirred internationally. Marshall narrates the personal stories of Titanic’s passengers before, during, and after the sinking of the ill-fated ship. This book takes us back in time and forces us to understand the trauma of our ancestors from a not-so-comfortable distance. Listen to the voices of real passengers tell their own touching stories of tragedy and see the photographs and sketches that accompany their stories. Also included are records of previous great disasters of the sea, descriptions of the development of safety and life-saving appliances, and a plain statement of causes of such catastrophes and how to avoid them. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book SINKING OF THE TITANIC written by Logan Marshall and published by Iboo Press House. This book was released on 2018-05-19 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Logan Marshall's book "The Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters" gives readers a first-hand account of the greatest sea disaster of all time straight from the survivors of the ill-fated sunken ship. Unlike many of the books about the Titanic that was written recently, Logan Marshall was fortunate that he was able to interview the survivors of the Titanic and access to all the important documents about the ship, including the diagrams, maps and actual photographs related to the disaster. With this, he was able to write the best book that has a complete and accurate account of the Titanic and its tragic fate. The Titanic as most people know was the biggest ocean liner during her time and was hailed as "unsinkable" by the company which made it. Officially known as the RMS Titanic, this mammoth ship can carry more than 2,000 passengers and owned by British shipping company White Star Line. The ship has a double-bottomed hull and watertight compartments which make her "unsinkable" according to her owners. But as we all know, this claim was proven to be wrong when she sank in the North Atlantic during her maiden voyage. Logan Marshall did well to make use of all the resources that were at his disposal. Not only was he able to make detailed descriptions of the disaster, he was also able to narrate them well from a human point of view without compromising any truth about the biggest sea tragedy of all time. This book is a must read for anybody who's deeply interested in the Titanic and its unfortunate end.
Download or read book J P Morgan and the Transportation Kings written by Steven H. Gittelman and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept was simple, to link American railroads and global dominance of the seas with a railroad line through China and Russia, enter the back door of Europe, and create new royalty: the Transportation Kings. Vanderbilt, Hill, Morgan, and Harriman all pursued the grand dream. They were America’s industrial princes, poised for their greatest accomplishments, only to find that they had not considered the gauntlet awaiting them in the courts of kings and Kaisers, parliaments and congress. They awoke John Bull and helped precipitate revolution in China. They brought about the building of Lusitania and, in reaction, they owned and built the Titanic. We all know how the disaster story ends; this is how the story came about.
Download or read book On Board the Titanic written by Logan Marshall and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-09-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the survivors' own stories, this dramatic history stands as the most authoritative account, ranging from the Titanic's construction to the tragic aftermath of its sinking. 43 illustrations.
Download or read book Titanic written by Hourly History and published by Hourly History. This book was released on 2016-04-03 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been more than one hundred years since the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean. The disaster has captivated history buffs and non-history buffs alike, and it is easy to see why. Some of the most illustrious people of the day were on board: some survived, and some did not. Legends abound about whether the ship’s maiden voyage was cursed. And then there is the ship itself: arguably the most luxurious vessel to ever travel oversea. Inside you will read about... ✓ Conceiving of and Building the Titanic ✓ The Ship of Dreams ✓ Setting Sail ✓ The Passengers ✓ The Iceberg and the Sinking ✓ The Aftermath ✓ The Titanic Remembered and Re-Discovered The disaster holds secrets and stories of love and bravery, cowardice and greed. Explore these and other themes that surround the sinking of the grand ship, Titanic.
