Titanic

In a Night of unforgettable tragedy, the Titanic, the world's largest liner on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in t... (more)

In a Night of unforgettable tragedy, the Titanic, the world's largest liner on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11.40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 and sank at 2.20 a.m. the following morning. Over 1500 people died. Whose fault it was, and how the passengers and crew reacted, has been a subject of dispute ever since the first news of the disaster broke. Titanic: A Night Remembered tells the story of the ship and its only voyage. It also includes biographies of six of those who died: among them Titanic's captain Edward Smith and builder Thomas Andrews, John Jacob Astor, the richest man on board, and the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley, who played as the ship sank. Stephanie Barczewski traces their lives and careers and what brought all of them together on that fatal night. Many of those who died were treated as heroes (in contrast to men such as J. Bruce Ismay and Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, who used their influence to get places in lifeboats). Titanic is also the story of the ship's relationship with the place where it was built, Belfast, and with the ports it visited: Southampton, Cherbourg and Queenstown. (less)

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Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North A... (more)

Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912. (less)

An account of the sinking of the steamship Titanic by an iceberg in 1912. Includes activities. (more)

An account of the sinking of the steamship Titanic by an iceberg in 1912. Includes activities. (less)

Documents the stories of ten real-life survivors of the Titanic disaster, including seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer and e... (more)

Documents the stories of ten real-life survivors of the Titanic disaster, including seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer and eleven-year-old Billy Carter. (less)

In his famous book A Night to Remember , Walter Lord described the sinking of the Titanic as "the last night of a small ... (more)

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. (less)

Detailed descriptions of the "Titanic," including its accommodations and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlanti... (more)

Detailed descriptions of the "Titanic," including its accommodations and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912. (less)

The story of the Titanic is well known, but in the months following the disaster speculation was rife. Providing a drama... (more)

The story of the Titanic is well known, but in the months following the disaster speculation was rife. Providing a dramatic narrative of its fateful voyage, Filson Young's book is based on first-hand accounts collected in the days and weeks which followed the 15th of April 1912. (less)

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Archibald Gracie was probably among the last to leave the sinking Titanic on that cold April night in 1912. His is the m... (more)

Archibald Gracie was probably among the last to leave the sinking Titanic on that cold April night in 1912. His is the most accurate contemporary account of what happened from the moment that the great liner hit the iceberg. He describes his personal experiences and remarkable escape from death in the icy waters of the Atlantic, and chronicles the rescue of the survivors who escaped from the Titanic in her death-throes. He gives the names of passengers and crew loaded aboard; those picked out of the water; the stowaways found; the men who jumped from the deck onto boats being lowered, injuring the occupants and endangering their lives; and the passengers transferred to the rescuing Carpathia. Throughout the summer of 1912, Gracie felt unwell but struggled to complete his account of the sinking of the Titanic. (less)

The Titanic has hit the high seas, and moves steadily toward its doom. Mysteries unfold within the luxury of the cabins ... (more)

The Titanic has hit the high seas, and moves steadily toward its doom. Mysteries unfold within the luxury of the cabins and the dark underbelly of the ship. A secret killer who may be on board, a legacy that may be jeopardized, and a vital truth will soon be revealed. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, life on the Titanic brings both hiding and seeking, as their lives become irrevocably intertwined. (less)

For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, the Titanic is full of mysteries. They're to be found in the opulent first-class ... (more)

For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, the Titanic is full of mysteries. They're to be found in the opulent first-class cabins and promenade decks or the shadows in the underbelly of the ship. Secrets and plans are about to be revealed, and time is running out. The four of them need to find the truth, unmask the killer, and try not to go down with the ship. (less)

The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of ... (more)

The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness. And Alfie is hiding a secret that could get him kicked off the ship immediately. The lives of these four passengers will be forever linked with the fate of the Titanic. And the farther they get from shore, the more the danger looms. (less)

The dramatic and inspiring story of the musicians on the Titanic's only voyage, who played on the ship's deck while it w... (more)

The dramatic and inspiring story of the musicians on the Titanic's only voyage, who played on the ship's deck while it was sinking in a valiant effort to provide peace, calm and dignity to those facing certain death. (less)

Before James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic, the Hollywood Titanic of 1953, the 1958 British film A night to remembe... (more)

Before James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic, the Hollywood Titanic of 1953, the 1958 British film A night to remember, and the 1997 Broadway musical Titanic, there was the Nazi German film Titanic. A Tobis production begun in 1942, this production nearly sank as decisively as the doomed ocean liner. The film's director, Herbert Selpin, infuriated with the slow second-unit shooting in the port of Gdynia, was overheard making remarks damning the German army. Reported to the Gestapo, Selpin was arrested and later found hanging in his prison cell, the victim of an arranged "suicide. "In April, 1943, the film was banned by the Berlin censors for German release because of its terrifying scenes of panic, all too familiar to German civilians undergoing nightly Allied bombing raids. After extensive cutting, Titanic was released in occupied Paris and a few army installations. The film was seen in Germany finally in late 1949, but banned a few months later in the Western sectors (though not in the Soviet zone, because of its unmistakable anti-British-capitalist theme). Technically, this Titanic is an excellent catastrophe film; its shots of the ship sinking were later used by the 1958 British film without credit. Somewhat true to the facts, though peppered with fictional good Germans both on and below deck, in steerage, the film ends with a trial scene that aquits the White Star Line management, followed by a final slide denouncing England's "eternal quest for profit." These packed a powerful propaganda punch; cut from the postwar prints, they have been restored for this version. (less)

Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner "Tita... (more)

Two people from different worlds meet and fall in love on the brief, tragic maiden voyage of the grand ocean liner "Titanic". (less)

Ttitanic: band of courage is the dramatic and inspiring story of the musicians on the great ship's only voyage. (more)

Ttitanic: band of courage is the dramatic and inspiring story of the musicians on the great ship's only voyage. (less)

A timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon. This epic masterpiece is destined to swe... (more)

A timeless love story born of tragedy that created an international phenomenon. This epic masterpiece is destined to sweep audiences anew into the journey of a lifetime. (less)