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The Discovery of the Titanic

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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.

Dr Robert Ballard will forever remain the man who found the Titanic. In so doing, he became the world's most famous ocean explorer who found the world's most famous ship.

It is not for me to inform readers of the story of the Titanic. Almost everyone grew up knowing something about that ship - even if the finer points of information they thought they knew were inaccurate.

Having then achieved the outstanding feat of finding this elusive shipwreck, Bob Ballard has put together the most complete - and yet again "outstanding," tale of search, discovery and finally success, coupled with an accurate portrayal of the life and death of the ship itself. All the facts and historic photographs are there - and, speaking as a professional shipwreck historian, he really has done the most thorough job of work here.

Finally, he has put together the most (and I deliberately use that word again) "outstanding" collection of artwork created by Ken Marschall. I may be wrong, but it seems to me nobody had heard of this artist until the first editions of this book appeared - now he is a household name amongst those in the know.

From thousands of photographic images taken far below the surface, Bob Ballard created montage after montage of the various sections and profiles of the wreck (i.e. big photographs made up of thousands of little photographs) so that Mr Marschall was able to provide us with paintings which look like single colour photographs of this and that section which go together to make up the entire wreck.

I congratulate Dr Ballard on an excellent and professional job of work. Altogether, the most outstanding book for which 5 stars are not enough.

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hi, i'm 17 and i've read a book about Titanic but i forgot who the author is... but as far as i can remember, i'm sure the author is Mr.Robert D. Ballad. With all the pictures i saw in the book and the tragedy.. i couldn't believe that the things i saw in the movie Titanic are different from the real. When i saw the movie Titanic, i cried.. but when i read the book and get to know the truth, i shivered and felt pity. I sometimes wonder what will it feel like to be there and hear the sound of children's crying and the sound of people's shouting... but it was really a night to remember......

Being an absolute fan of the Titanic, this novel by Robert Ballard was very interesting. He takes you from Woodshole to the North Atlantic Ocean to search for the Titanic. Then he narrates the discovery of the great ship while he takes you 2 miles below the surface to explore the famous ill-fated liner.

This is one of my most cherished Titanic books. Written by the excellent duo of Dr. Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold, it tells the story of not only the discovery and exploration of the Titanic, but has a chapter each about that fatal night in 1912 when she sank and about Jack Grimm's three fruitless searches for the Titanic as well. It also has commentary on some Titanic controversies and mysteries like the Californian and the Titanic. To cap it all, it has a marvelous introduction by the acclaimed historian Walter Lord, author of the Titanic books A Night To Remember and The Night Lives On. I have a copy of both the hardbound version and the recent paperback re-issue of The Discovery of the Titanic. I'd strongly reccomend picking up the re-issue as it has some new material in it that is quite interesting. To sum it up in a nutshell, this is a very excellent book!

I bought this book soon after the hype brought on by the film. I have always been a history fan. The stories surrounding the fate of the Titanic have always intrigued me.

I knew of Ballard from previous expeditions that he had done. I have seen his work on The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel.

This book is well thought out. From the search in the early days to the actual discovery and exploration. It's amazing how Ballard was able to stick with it over the years and the difficult times.

The book is written more as a story than as a text book. Plenty of history. The underwater photos are magnificent. I read the book and just wonder at all the problems that they had to overcome. The setbacks. The failures. It's all here in an easy to read and follow book.

If you are at all interested in the Titanic and it's discovery, this is a good book to read.

this book is great for titanic buffs like me.it tells the intresting story of the great titanic and her discovery. i have a huge collection and would suggest this book to a movie fan or anybody who likes titanic. READ THis Book

If youre a Titanic Fanatic like me, I highly recommend this. I have an extensive Titanic collection from books to posters, newspapers, movies, biographies, etc...{i'm 15!} This book has everythign you want to know...

I am involved in the TITANIC project extensively, and have used Dr. Ballard's book for reference on many occasions. What I have discovered is that it is an admirable effort, based on the information available at the time. Of course, all of his first-hand information is accurate. The info on the current state of the wreck, his photomosaics, and the artwork included inside is not entirely accurate. Based on what Dr. Ballard's team knew at the time of publication, it cannot be faulted. However, much has been learned since then. Readers should be careful not to accept only one source for info on this, or any subject. A good source is the series of shows that the Discovery Channel is doing on this subject. They have teamed with some of the best people in this field for extensive research on the wreck.

This book was good, but if you're like me and don't know much boating/ship terms(I'm only 13), you might get lost and confused a little bit. The pictures and descriptions are wonderful. Read this book if you are fasinated by the TITANIC.