- Hardcover: 312 pages
- Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd (3 Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852605790
- ISBN-13: 978-1852605797
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 149,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This text, based on a collection of contemporary newspaper cuttings, provides an insight into the sinking of the Titanic and its aftermath. The reports, primarily from the "Daily Sketch" and "The Times", have an immediacy, pathos, and wealth of human interest even more than 80 years after the tragedy. The coverage is from the sinking on the night of 14 April 1912 through to the end of the British inquiry, four months later. It includes 400 Titanic-related photographs and the only surviving photograph of the Tussaud model of the ship's commander - Captain E.J. Smith. This tragedy held the front page of a tabloid for 15 consecutive issues and features tales of romance, heroism, devotion to duty, lucky escapes, hints of cowardice, suggestions of murder, and supreme sacrifice - providing an insight into a past era when Britain had an Empire, suffragettes, and a firm belief in itself.
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The Titanic wasn't the first or the last passenger ship to sink, so what was so special about this tragedy that countless books have been written about the events of the night of 14/15 April 1912, films have been produced, societies have been formed, and authentic memorabilia realises astronomical prices at auction? Read the first page
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The Titanic wasn't the first or the last passenger ship to sink, so what was so special about this tragedy that countless books have been written about the events of the night of 14/15 April 1912, films have been produced, societies have been formed, and authentic memorabilia realises astronomical prices at auction? Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
This book is the perfect companion to Extra Titanic: The Story of the Disaster in the Newspapers of the Day . The Titanic Disaster analyses the tragedy as reported by The Times and the Daily Sketch in April-July time frame. The articles are reproduced faithfully by the author as they originally appeared in 1912 (respecting spelling errors, etc.) but with Times New Roman-12 and single spacing (obviously, the classic journalistic layout is maintained!!!). What changes is just the character and the font size; in fact, with a larger format the reader can look through the articles easily. What is important is that there are lots of original pictures and period newspapers front-pages transcribed chronologically on the book pages!!!
This hardback edition has not got a dustjacket! The book cover is made of a beautiful "glossy material", so that's why the book does not need a jacket!
This hardback edition has not got a dustjacket! The book cover is made of a beautiful "glossy material", so that's why the book does not need a jacket!
Format:Hardcover
Dave Bryceson's (1997) book is the culmination of years of painstaking research and what is, for the author, an enduring fascination for the impact of this great maritime disaster not only upon the lives of those who perished and their relatives, but also the great sense of public participation in the private grief of those affected by it.
Just very occassionally, in more modern times, a great human catastrophe affects a whole nation or group of nations. Not so much because of the number of people killed or injured, but for reasons that are more subtle than that.
'The Titanic Disaster' captures the effect upon ordinary people of this enormous public tragedy, through a collection of press reports, announcements and published photographs which followed the events of 14th and 15th April 1912.
Just very occassionally, in more modern times, a great human catastrophe affects a whole nation or group of nations. Not so much because of the number of people killed or injured, but for reasons that are more subtle than that.
'The Titanic Disaster' captures the effect upon ordinary people of this enormous public tragedy, through a collection of press reports, announcements and published photographs which followed the events of 14th and 15th April 1912.
Format:Hardcover
As I am intrested in the Titanic and have one other book on the subject. Even though this book does not tell the whole story, it gives you facts and information on the sinking and what happens after that I never knew. An intresting book.
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