The Complete Titanic: From the Ship's Earliest Blueprints to the Epic Film [Hardcover]

Stephen J. Spignesi (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 431 pages
• Publisher: Birch Lane Pr (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559724838
• ISBN-13: 978-1559724838
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and well-written, full of interesting details!, May 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete Titanic: From the Ship's Earliest Blueprints to the Epic Film (Hardcover)

Many books have been written on the Titanic, but this one is unique. It is incredibly thorough, detailed, and well-written. I purchased it after I had devoured "Titanic: An Illustrated History", and rather than duplicating all that information, this book contains hundreds of new details and facts. Just as Mr. Spignesi says, it includes menus (though not complete for 1st and 2nd class-- instead there are samples), Molly Brown's insurance claim, a fascinating list of movie bloopers, survivor accounts, Ismay's testimony, etc. I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Titanic-- you will not be disappointed! I had only two concerns: one, that the "lost scenes from the movie" section was mostly absent (I understand this was removed at the last minute before it went to press-- boo hiss), and two, that there is at least one possible editing error concerning the death of Emily Ryerson's son, which made me a little nervous about how thoroughly this text had been fact-checked. Nevertheless, I completely enjoyed this book and it lives up to its title. The movie bloopers section alone makes it worth reading!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is a beautiful book, November 3, 1999

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This review is from: The Complete Titanic: From the Ship's Earliest Blueprints to the Epic Film (Hardcover)

this is one of the most beautiful books ever written. It tells you everything you want to know about the ship. The pictures are great also.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stands above the rest, June 19, 2001

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This review is from: The Complete Titanic: From the Ship's Earliest Blueprints to the Epic Film (Hardcover)

This really is a complete book about the Titanic. It includes chapters such as: 'A complete chronicle of the Titanic disaster' that lists what happened nearly every minute of the fateful night; 'mysteries of the Titanic - a century of secrets'; 'Titanic 1997' which tells about James Cameron's movie; and 'The quest of the century' which details Dr. Robert Ballards' discovery of the wreck of the Titanic. Also the book includes a complete reprinting of the 1898 novella that seems to have predicted the Titanic disaster.

This book is really great for anyone interested in the Titanic. It is fascinating, well written and detailed. One of the great things about this book is that you can read the chapters that interest you (in any order) without missing anything by skipping parts.