A Treasury of Titanic TalesThe building of the Titanic was one of the greatest achievements of the early twentieth century. It was the largest movable object ever made up to that time and represented the pinnacle of opulence and luxury. This collection of human-interest stories and insights into the doomed ship includes: Highlights of the building of the largest and most palatial ocean liner of its day; the story ofJ. Bruce Ismay who lived in seclusion the rest of his life due to the whispered accusations of cowardice during the inquiry into the Titanic's sinking; details on why the lifeboats lowered into the ocean were less than half full; a first-person report from the ship's radio operator as it sank; and more. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Switched Signals | 11 |
Champion Lifesaver | 23 |
Copyright | |
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aboard the rescue aboard the Titanic American April April 16 Archibald Butt Archibald Gracie Astor Beesley began Benjamin Guggenheim boat deck Bride bridge British Bruce Ismay cabin called Capt Captain Smith Carpathia collision Company Cottam Cunard disaster dispatched Duff Gordon engines Englehardt floating Guggenheim Halifax Harland and Wolff Harold Bride Harry hundred iceberg Ida Straus informed Isidor Straus John Jacob knew later Lawrence Beesley LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lifeboat number Lightoller London Mackay-Bennett Maggie maiden voyage Major Butt Marconi Company Marconi operator Marine miles Millet Morgan Murdoch never newspaper night North Atlantic number six ocean liner Olympic persons Phillips photographed president reported rescue ship Rostron saved Second Officer ship's sinking soon Southampton Stead steamer story Straus survived survivors Taft Thayer tion Titanic's told took travelers vessel watertight White Star Line Widener wife William William Alden Smith wireless operator women and children