A detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history. This stunning reprinting of the rare 1912 classic, Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters is printed in the original font with digitally mastered photographs from pristine source material. This Special Edition includes additional photographs from contemporary newspapers and magazines to increase the readers' immersion into one of the most dramatic events in the 20th century. Sinking of the Titanic includes vivid firsthand accounts when ...
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A detailed and accurate account of the most awful marine disaster in history. This stunning reprinting of the rare 1912 classic, Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters is printed in the original font with digitally mastered photographs from pristine source material. This Special Edition includes additional photographs from contemporary newspapers and magazines to increase the readers' immersion into one of the most dramatic events in the 20th century. Sinking of the Titanic includes vivid firsthand accounts when the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage in April 1912. Features additional sea disasters throughout history. Chapter List: First News of the Greatest Marine Disaster in History The Most Sumptuous Palace Afloat The Maiden Voyage of the Titanic Some of the Notable Passengers The Titanic Strikes and Iceberg Women and Children First Left To Their Fate The Call for Help Heard In the Drifting Life Boats Onboard the Carpathia Preparations On Land to Receive the Sufferers Jack Thayer's Own Story of the Wreck Incidents Related by James McGough Wireless Operator Praises Heroic Work Story of the Steward How the World Received the News Bravery of the Officers and Crew Searching for the Dead Criticism of Ismay The Financial Loss Opinions of Experts Other Great Marine Disasters ...And More Includes a forward from writer and historical documentary filmmaker, Mark Bussler (Expo: Magic of the White City, Westinghouse.)
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