An updated edition, with 8 new pages of material, of the 1987 title which recounts the author's discovery and exploration of the Titanic 75 years after it sank in the North Atlantic. Dr Robert Ballard is an oceanographer who has worked on over 50 deep sea expeditions.
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In September 1985 Ballard and a Franco-American expedition discovered the wreck of the Titanic . Ballard used a specially designed remote imaging system to locate and photograph the wreck and then returned the following year to further survey and photograph the site in a three-person submarine. This pictorial record of his expedition is filled with good quality color and black-and-white pictures. Wherever possible he compares the modern-day pictures to original ones of the Titanic . After briefly discussing other attempts to find the Titanic , he gives a solid account of the sinking, then details the events that led to the ship's discovery. Highly recommended for libraries with an interest in the Titanic. John Kenny, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely gripping, with spectacular photos of the ship.,
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This review is from: Discovery Of The Titanic (Exploring The Greatest Of All Lost Ships) (Hardcover)
Beautiful pictures of the ship before and after the tragedy. Plus a comprehensive history of the ship and it's passengers, that doesn't stop at the sinking. An excellent buy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book,
By Y2bjs Reviews (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Discovery of the Titanic (Hardcover)
This is a sensational book.I have read this one quite a bit.
I love the bit where they find the boiler on the bottom of the ocean. It talks about the trials they went through trying to find the elusive Titanic.Nobody had seen that ship since it sunk in 1912. I have always loved reading about that ship,something about the whole story has fascinated me. I think the era it all happened in,as well as the beauty of the ship itself.It certainly had a mystique of its own. To look at the pictures of the ship how it has deteriorated over time is very ghostly.To see objects such as dolls heads and boots realy shows you the tragedy that once happened on a very cold night. The stupidity to push the ship full speed through an iceberg field maked the mind boggle.Playing dice with all those lives,and to top it all off the lack of life boats on board. Dr.Robert D. Ballard became a legend himself after the discovery of the most famous ship to ever hit the waves.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book,
By Y2bjs Reviews (Melbourne Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The discovery of the Titanic: [exploring the greatest of all lost ships]
This is a sensational book.I have read this one quite a bit.
I love the bit where they find the boiler on the bottom of the ocean. It talks about the trials they went through trying to find the elusive Titanic.Nobody had seen that ship since it sunk in 1912. I have always loved reading about that ship,something about the whole story has fascinated me. I think the era it all happened in,as well as the beauty of the ship itself.It certainly had a mystique of its own. To look at the pictures of the ship how it has deteriorated over time is very ghostly.To see objects such as dolls heads and boots realy shows you the tragedy that once happened on a very cold night. The stupidity to push the ship full speed through an iceberg field maked the mind boggle.Playing dice with all those lives,and to top it all off the lack of life boats on board. Dr.Robert D. Ballard became a legend himself after the discovery of the most famous ship to ever hit the waves.
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