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Here is a survivor's vivid account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. The information contained in Gracie's account is available from no other source. He provides details of those final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the ocean and of those men who, in a panic, jumped into lifeboats as they were being lowered, causing injury and further danger to life. Walter Lord, author of "A Night to Remember", comments that Gracie's book - written shortly before he died from the exposure he suffered on that night - is 'invaluable for chasing down who went in what boat', and calls Gracie 'an indefatigable detective'.
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Colonel Archibald Gracie was 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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gracie, as others have said, died after the disaster due to his time in the sea, but in the time he had left he managed to collate the accounts of a large number of survivors. After describing his memories of the time immediately after the collision, he orders the accounts of other survivors boat by boat, in an orderly and clear fashion. My only criticism is that he includes a lot of repetition, but that is bound to occur with so many people recalling past events. Before reading this I did not know much about the disaster, and Gracie's work proved to be an excellent introduction to the topic. This is certainly my favourite account of the Titanic's sinking.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am like so many people in that I have a fascination about the Titanic disaster. A morbid fascination? Well perhaps because this was a terrible tragedy where over 1500 people lost their lives. But the story still continues to interest many people and for all of us that want to still try and imagine just what it was like that fateful night, then this excellent book from one of the survivors is a must.
Colonel Archibald Gracie gives a vivid account with other survivors also giving their opinions. He obviously wanted answers and it is a story that is written with intelligence, no hint of sensationalism and from someone that was actually there. The fact that he died not long after completing this book makes his account intensely moving and poignant.
I have read quite a few books now about the Titanic and in my opinion this is one of the very best books out there. It is a fitting tribute to a resolute man determined to get to the bottom of his experience. He would prove to be the final victim as the suffering he endured in the lifeboat had a lasting effect on this elderly gentleman. Five stars and richly deserved.
Colonel Archibald Gracie gives a vivid account with other survivors also giving their opinions. He obviously wanted answers and it is a story that is written with intelligence, no hint of sensationalism and from someone that was actually there. The fact that he died not long after completing this book makes his account intensely moving and poignant.
I have read quite a few books now about the Titanic and in my opinion this is one of the very best books out there. It is a fitting tribute to a resolute man determined to get to the bottom of his experience. He would prove to be the final victim as the suffering he endured in the lifeboat had a lasting effect on this elderly gentleman. Five stars and richly deserved.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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A. Gracie died in dec 1912, months after the sinking of Titanic. Before his death-due to exposure during the sinking of Titanic-he diligently collected facts about the sinking. He is obsessed in underlining facts, from many angles as possible. By removing the 'wheat from the chaff' he is trying to come to terms with the personal disaster he was involved with. He lists names of those in the life boats bears a lot of repeated information, but the writing has clarity and powerfully recreates the events. I read it three times!
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Colonel Archibald Gracie was a typical pre-First World War gentleman and one of the many who behaved with impeccable courage as the Titanic sank. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Clive A. H. Still
Very well researched.
Colonel Gracie had an obsession with the great ship and its crew and passengers, he had every right as he had a miraculous escape and sought information from the inquiries that... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kenneth E. Tutton
Factual.
For anyone who is interested in the diary of this survivor this is a must. It sheds light on human nature and is very moving in parts. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Martin
a obsessed survivors account written before he dies
Colonel Gracies obsessivily detailed account says more than a being accurate; his mission is to gather his own and others accounts together before his death due to exposure claimed... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2000 by leonjones@bigfoot.com
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