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1 online resource (296 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Dr Van Dyke's Spiritual Consolation to the Survivors of the Titanic; Facts about the Wreck of the Titanic; I First news of the Greatest Marine Disaster in History; II The Most Sumptuous Palace Afloat; III The Maiden Voyage of the Titanic; IV Some of the Notable Passengers; V The Titanic Strikes an Iceberg!; VI 'Women and Children First!'; VII Left to Their Fate; VIII The Call for Help Heard; IX In the Drifting Life-Boats; X On Board the Carpathia; XI Preparations on Land to receive the Sufferers; XII The Tragic Home-Coming. |
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XIII The Story of Charles F. HurdXIV Thrilling Account by L. Beasley; XV Jack Thayer's Own Story of the Wreck; XVI Incidents Related by James McGough; XVII Wireless Operator Praises Heroic Work; XVIII Story of the Steward; XIX How the World Received the News; XX Bravery of the Officers and Crew; XXI Searching for the Dead; XXII Criticism of Ismay; XXIII The Financial Loss; XXIV Opinions of Experts; XXV Time for Reflection and Reform; Copyright. |
| Summary |
When she set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York on 10 April 1912, RMS Titanic, the pride of the White Star fleet, was the largest ocean liner in the world. Deemed 'practically unsinkable' because of her double-bottomed hull and watertight compartments, she carried over 2,000 passengers and crew, although only sufficient lifeboats for just over half that number. Four days out of Southampton, on the night of 14 April, she struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank within a matter of hours; around 1,500 lives were lost. Logan Marshall interviewed the survivors in the imm. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Titanic (Steamship)
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Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean.
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Titanic (Steamship) (OCoLC)fst00522117
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Shipwrecks. (OCoLC)fst01116638
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North Atlantic Ocean. (OCoLC)fst01242477
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Marshall, Logan.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Marshall, Logan. Sinking of the Titanic. London : The History Press, ©2011 9781845886318 |
| ISBN |
9780752467634 (electronic bk.) |
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0752467638 (electronic bk.) |
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