Titanic, first accounts
2012
Book
"Just in time for the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic, this graphic deluxe edition compiles first hand accounts, testimonies, and letters by notable Titanic survivors, including Archibald Gracie, Lawrence Beesley, Elizabeth W. Shutes, and the "unsinkable" Molly Brown. Full of historically accurate details and an afterword by the grandson of Lawrence Beesley, Titanic Survivor and author of THE LOSS OF THE S.S. TITANIC, it will be the gift to give die-hard Titanic buffs. Authoritative, commemorative, and in a striking, luxurious package with an introduction by Titanic enthusiast and expert, Tim Maltin, this will be the authoritative work on the disaster"--
Main title:
Titanic, first accounts / edited with an introduction by Tim Maltin ; afterword by Nicholas Wade.
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Imprint:
New York : Penguin Classics, 2012.
Collation:
xviii, 375 p. ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Partial contents: Machine generated contents note: TITANIC, FIRST ACCOUNTS -- TITANIC CLASSICS -- Lawrence Beesley's The Loss of the Titanic -- ch. IV "The Sinking of the Titanic Seen from a Lifeboat" -- Archibald Gracie's The Truth About the Titanic -- ch. I The Last Day Aboard Ship -- ch. II Struck by an Iceberg -- ch. III The Foundering of the Titanic -- ch. IV Struggling in the Water for Life -- ch. V All Night on Bottom of Half-Submerged Upturned Boat -- ch. VI The Port Side: Women and Children First -- ch. VII Starboard Side: Women First, but Men when There Were No Women -- U.S. Senate and British Inquiries and Marconi Report -- US Inquiry (Day 13) / Daniel Buckley -- US Inquiry (Day 7) / John Collins -- British Inquiry (Day 6) / Charles Joughin -- Report to his Employer, Marconi Co., April 27, 1912 / Harold S. Bride -- NEWSPAPER FIRST ACCOUNTS -- New York Times, April 19, 1912 / Harold S. Bride -- New York Evening Journal, April 19, 1912 / Laura Cribb --
ISBN:
9780143106623 (pbk)
Dewey class:
910.91634910.9163
LC class:
G530.T6
Language:
English
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BRN:
48072
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | -Travel | TRAVEL 910.9163 TITA | Available |
| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 910.9163 TITA | Available |