April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. People have an endless fascination with the Titanic, yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred and one brief and engaging chapters, Tim Maltin, one of the foremost experts on the Titanic, reveals the truth behind the most common beliefs about the ship and the night it sank. From physics to photographs, lawsuits to love stories, Maltin doesn't miss one tidbit surrounding its history. Heavily researched and filled with detailed descriptions, quotes from survivors, and excerpts from the official inquiries, this book is guaranteed to make readers rethink everything they thought they knew about the legendary ship and its tragic fate.
Heavily researched and filled with detailed descriptions, quotes from survivors, and excerpts from the official inquiries, this book is guaranteed to make readers rethink everything they thought they knew about the legendary ship and its ...
There weren't enough lifeboats Owner Ismay ordered the ship to go faster because he was trying to break a record. The band played Nearer My God to Thee as she sank. Are these stories true or false? Here, Martin reveals all.
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Do you know how many miles beneath the surface of the waves the wreck of the titanic lies?
The Newfoundlander, wrote Mr P. McGrath in an article in Pearson's Magazine some time ago, 'counts on a few wrecks every year to help him to maintain his family.' The tramp steamers, which often run risks to make a short and economic ...
A dark shape was clearly silhouetted against the starry sky, and the lookouts rang the bell for a second time. Fleet then rang the bridge, but no answer came. The lookouts waited for Titanic to alter course or slow down in response, ...
several of the most intriguing aspects of the “night” he helped to make immortal. Tim Maltin and Eloise Astin 101 Things You Thought You Knew About The Titanic... But Didn't!, 2010 More of a handy reference work than a book to read ...
... and indeed moralistic tale. With this firmly in mind, we can now move to more directly spiritual transport with the story which follows. ... 101 things you thought you knew about the Titanic – but didn't. Penguin: New York, and see ...
The Story of the Sinking of Titanic Steven Anthony Otfinoski ... Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic, Her Passengers and Their World. New York: Crown, 2011. ... 101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic— But Didn't!