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Book Titanic Town

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mary Costello
  • Publisher : Methuen Publishing
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Titanic Town written by Mary Costello and published by Methuen Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming-of-age novel set against the sectarian conflict of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Book Relaunching Titanic

Download or read book Relaunching Titanic written by William J V Neill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relaunching Titanic critically considers the invocation of Titanic heritage in Belfast in contributing to a new ‘post-conflict’ understanding of the city. The authors address how the memory of Titanic is being and should be represented in the place of its origin, from where it was launched into the collective consciousness and unconscious of western civilization. Relaunching Titanic examines the issues in the context of international debates on the tension between place marketing of cities and other alternative portrayals of memory and meaning in places. Key questions include the extent to which the goals of economic development are congruous with the ‘contemplative city’ and especially the need for mature and creative reflection in the ‘post-conflict’ city, whether development interests have taken precedence over the need for a deeper appreciation of a more nuanced Titanic legacy in the city of Belfast, and what Belfast shares with other places in considering the sacred and profane in memory construction. While Relaunching Titanic focuses on the conflicted history of Belfast and the Titanic, it will have lessons for planners and scholars of city branding, tourism, and urban re-imaging.

Book The Irish Aboard Titanic

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  • Author : Senan Molony
  • Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
  • Release : 2023-03-06
  • ISBN : 1781170541
  • Pages : 450 pages

Download or read book The Irish Aboard Titanic written by Senan Molony and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unspeakable tragedy of the Titanic disaster can only be fully appreciated through the tales of the people who were aboard on the night the ship went down. The Irish Aboard Titanic gives those people a voice, focusing on the Irish who were aboard the 'unsinkable' liner. In it are stories of agony, luck, self-sacrifice, dramatic escapes and heroes left behind. Senan Molony also records the heartache that continued long after that fateful night. In her wake the Titanic cast a long shadow over the families forced to endure the agonising wait to learn the fate of loved ones, over the lives of the survivors who had to start their lives anew and over those who lost relatives and friends. If you want to know about the Irish passengers and crew of the Titanic, this is the only book to have.

Book Titanic 100th Anniversary Edition

Download or read book Titanic 100th Anniversary Edition written by Stephanie Barczewski and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anniversary edition of a highly-regarded account of the world's most notorious tragedy at sea.

Book Titanic

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  • Author : John Welshman
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2017-07-27
  • ISBN : 0198786492
  • Pages : 347 pages

Download or read book Titanic written by John Welshman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his famous book A Night to Remember, Walter Lord described the sinking of the Titanic as "the last night of a small town." Now, a hundred years after her sinking, historian John Welshman reconstructs the fascinating individual experiences of twelve of the inhabitants of this tragically short-lived floating village. In Titanic, Welshman offers a minute-by-minute account of the doomed liner's last hours, based on a representative cross-section of those who sailed in her: men and women, old and young, passengers and crew, wealthy and poor. He introduces the reader to a fascinating cast of twelve eye-witnesses, including Arthur H. Rostron, Captain of the Carpathia, the first ship to reach the scene; Charles Lightoller, the Titanic's Second Officer; Archibald Gracie, a wealthy American cotton plantation owner; Elin Hakkarainen, a young migrant from Finland, travelling Third Class; and Edith Brown, a teenager from South Africa. The book also documents the experiences of an Assistant Wireless Operator, a Stewardess, an amateur military historian, a governess, a teacher, and a domestic servant. The survivor accounts allow Welshman to construct a graphic and compelling picture of events on a day-to-day and hour-by-hour basis, providing vivid glimpses of the tragedy as seen from their respective vantage points. In addition, Welshman tells the story of where these twelve people were from and what happened to those who survived in the years afterwards. Finally, the author, a respected social historian, offers many insights into nineteenth-century social class, migration, work, and the broader history of Northern Ireland. Drawing on published autobiographical accounts, diaries, private papers, archival materials, and a wide array of other sources, Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town offers a unique account of one of the most memorable disasters in modern history.

Book Titanic Town

Download or read book Titanic Town written by Mary Costello and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Town Development

Download or read book Town Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Titanic

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  • Author : Kevin S. Sandler
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780813526690
  • Pages : 292 pages

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?

Book A Night to Remember

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  • Author : Walter Lord
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2005-01-07
  • ISBN : 9780805077643
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book A Night to Remember written by Walter Lord and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-01-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title.

Book Titanic and Liverpool

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  • Author : Alan Scarth
  • Publisher : Liverpool University Press
  • Release : 2009-01-01
  • ISBN : 1846312221
  • Pages : 122 pages

Download or read book Titanic and Liverpool written by Alan Scarth and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you had been behind the Titanic on that fateful night in 1912, the last word that flashed before your eyes as the great ship was lost to the sea would have been 'Liverpool'. The ship's loss, a national and international tragedy, was also a tragedy for its home port and this fascinating book explores the history and myths surrounding the sinking, highlighting for the first time new and extraordinary stories that link Europe's pre-eminent port and its most famous maritime loss. Using material from the White Star line archives, the extensive holdings of the Merseyside Maritime Museum, new illustrations and a variety of historical sources, Scarth unearths the full back story of key characters and companies: many of her key officers and crew were either from Liverpool or had strong links with the port, the ship's owners were based in the City, many of the most colourful tales emerging from the disaster relate to Liverpool people and here, where appropriate, we find out what happened to them after the sinking. Titanic and Liverpool will be compulsory reading for anyone interested in the Titanic and also for anyone hoping to understand Liverpool's role as the great processing port of Europe and gateway to the US and Canada.

Book The Rough Guide to Kenya

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Kenya written by Rough Guides and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate companion to East Africa's biggest travel destination. Get under the skin of cosmopolitan Nairobi with full coverage of the city's nightlife, restaurants, and hotels. Detailed information will help you make the most of the Maasai Mara reserve and discover the best Indian Ocean beaches, as well as the northern deserts and the various national parks. With detailed background information and maps, a wealth of practical information, and a handy wildlife section, this is the essential guide for your next trip, whether you're visiting for a two-week safari or going to Kenya on business. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Kenya.

Book Becoming Me

Download or read book Becoming Me written by Kay Rose-Hattrick and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Becoming Me' is a fairytale about a girl from Sheffield. She's statistically average, but not necessarily ordinary. Since being a young girl, she has pondered how she fits into the world, discovering herself along the way, desperate to remember who she was, not who she had become. She had conformed to the programme that her father and the rest of society had expected her to follow, and that made her ill. At forty, she emerged as a dragonfly from her old life, desperate to break free from the system and live a simple life, free of consumerism. Her dream: to be self-sustaining; tend the land and look after animals. After being made redundant from the NHS, moving a three bedroomed house into her van, she escaped to rural Portugal with her husband, never planning to return. Becoming Me is about a girl everyone can relate to, because she's real. She still has her dream and is more determined than ever to fulfil her life's purpose. You will cry and laugh out loud at her life's ups and downs, in a world without mercy."e;A memoir of force and charm which gives a visitor to Earth a great insight into the spiritual, emotional and working life of an 'average' female living in Britain from 1970 to 2010. Shockingly honest and funny."e; Tom Butler-Bowdon, author of Never Too Late To Be Great and 50 Self-Help Classics

Book American Magazine

Download or read book American Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Rough Guide to Film

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  • Author : Rough Guides
  • Publisher : Rough Guides UK
  • Release : 2008-05-01
  • ISBN : 1848361254
  • Pages : 676 pages

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Film written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the world’s greatest novels are covered, from Quixote (1614) to Orhan Pamuk’s Snow (2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors – and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature you’ll ever need.

Book The American Magazine

Download or read book The American Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Understanding Titanic

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  • Author : Leo Owen
  • Publisher : Leo Owen
  • Release : 2024-06-22
  • ISBN : 1445280019
  • Pages : 111 pages

Download or read book Understanding Titanic written by Leo Owen and published by Leo Owen. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the unparalleled saga of the RMS Titanic, an icon of ambition and tragedy. This comprehensive exploration delves deep into every facet of the Titanic's story, from its majestic construction in Belfast's shipyards to its fateful maiden voyage across the icy Atlantic. Unravel the gripping narrative of that ill-fated night in April 1912 when the Titanic collided with an iceberg, sealing the fate of over 1,500 souls. Vividly recount the heroic tales of survival and the heart-wrenching accounts of loss that shook the world and reshaped maritime safety forever. Venture beneath the waves to discover the haunting remains of the Titanic, resting solemnly on the ocean floor for decades before its discovery in 1985. Explore the ongoing efforts to preserve its wreckage and the ethical dilemmas surrounding its exploration. Beyond the tragedy, explore the enduring legacy of the Titanic in popular culture, literature, and the collective memory of generations. From blockbuster films to poignant memorials, the Titanic continues to captivate minds and inspire exploration into the depths of human resilience and hubris; it is a poignant reflection on the complexities of human ambition, the vulnerability of technology, and the indomitable spirit that emerges in the fact of catastrophe.

Book The Great Reimagining

Download or read book The Great Reimagining written by Bree T. Hocking and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While sectarian violence has greatly diminished on the streets of Belfast and Derry, proxy battles over the right to define Northern Ireland’s identity through its new symbolic landscapes continue. Offering a detailed ethnographic account of Northern Ireland’s post-conflict visual transformation, this book examines the official effort to produce new civic images against a backdrop of ongoing political and social struggle. Interviews with politicians, policymakers, community leaders, cultural workers, and residents shed light on the deeply contested nature of seemingly harmonized urban landscapes in societies undergoing radical structural change. Here, the public art process serves as a vital means to understanding the wider politics of a transforming public sphere in an age of globalization and transnational connectivity.