Gripping first-hand testimony by survivors, rescuers, and others brings the great maritime disaster into harrowing focus in this 1912 "memorial edition," first published shortly after the tragedy. Eyewitnesses recount heart-breaking tales of parting with loved ones, watching the great ship sink, and floating helplessly for long hours on icy seas. Numerous rare photographs.
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Origins of Titanic Myths,
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This review is from: Sinking of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts (Dover Maritime) (Paperback)
This reproduction of a contemporary publication is an interesting artifact that illustrates the exploitation of the Titanic disaster by the press at this time. It also demonstrates how much of the mythology about the Titanic got started. If you want to learn as much about the truth as can be learned about happened that night the transcripts of the American and British hearings are far superior as are the better organized and accurate accounts by survivors including Mr. Beesley, second cabin passenger and Col. Gracie, first cabin passenger.
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Dover does it again!,
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This review is from: Sinking of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts (Dover Maritime) (Paperback)
I'm glad that Dover publishes these replica editions, because it would be nearly impossible to find this material elsewhere. These accounts, straight from the survivors, are important to those of us that study the Titanic, and should be shared with the public at large.
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a time capsal of the sinking.,
By Kelsey May Dangelo (Vermont) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sinking of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts (Dover Maritime) (Paperback)
Published only months after the Titanic disaster, this is a collection of accounts of the tragedy. Although the book contains much hearsay and inaccuracies for sensationalization, reading the stories from the lips of the survivors and witnesses is moving and meaningful. The accounts are infused with the feeling of the times, with both melodramatic sentimentality and the thoroughly offensive racism, sexism, and classism. Despite all of this, the book is an intriguing perspective on the Titanic, fully capturing the psychology and sociology of the times, in its reaction to the disaster and also reflecting what caused it to be. Grade: B+
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