Hundred years after the fatal collision, the author reconstructs the event of the Titanic in a choral story that interweaves the stories of officers and passengers, survivors and rescue workers. Through the eyes of the protagonists will see the entire course of a timeless story...
'Mr. Phillips then went outside to see how things were progressing, and meanwhile I established communication with the Baltic, telling him we were in urgent need of assistance. 'This I reported to Mr. Phillips on his return, ...
Morse lamp: Boxhall tried to signal a ship he saw in the distance — generally believed to be the Californian — by Morse lamp, but he got no response. (A Morse lamp is a hand lantern with a shutter that can be opened and closed to ...
Then, along came J.P. Morgan, a wealthy American businessman who had had much success in the steel and railroad industries. Until this time, the United States had not had a major role in the shipping industry.
Titanic's passengers came from various places and walks of life, but all found themselves together on an ill fated ship.
... Mr Nils Johansson, Mr Oskar Larder Johnson, Mr Alfred Johnson, Mrs Elisabeth Vilhelmina Johnson, Master Harold Theodor [child] Johnson, Miss Eleanor Ileen [child] Johnson, Mr Malkolm Joackim Johnson, Mr William Cahoone Jr Johnston, ...
The deep water channel was located closer to the northern shore than to the southern shore, meaning that Titanic needed to 'hug' the line of quays to a certain extent. Meanwhile, smaller traffic moving up river would pass along ...
For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the "Titanic" that claimed over 1,500 lives.
Did the Titanic really sink?
Recounts the personal stories of ten Titanic victims, including Captain Edward Smith, builder Thomas Andrews, wealthy John Jacob Astor, and bandmaster William Hartley, in a volume that traces their careers and the events that brought them ...
After Titanic sank in 1912, adventurers dreamed of discovering its last resting place. Seventy three years later, this dream was finally realized. Follow the determined souls on their journeys to find history's most famous doomed ship.