Titanic 1912 [Kindle Edition]

Ken Rossignol (Author)

Book Description

The original facts and details of the Titanic disaster from the newspapers of the world bring forward the story in a vivid and striking way!
Join the news stories in action as the first reports told of the RMS Titanic being towed to Halifax and all the passengers saved in erroneous first reports.
Learn how the survivors were saved and about the heroes of the night who sacrificed their own lives so that others may live.
The story of the heroes and the wonderful new wireless device that was so critical in saving lives as well as startling new details of a fire on board the Titanic which had been burning since the ship left port in Southampton. These details and others were on the front pages of great newspapers beginning hours after the ship sank. The U.S. Senate convened a hearing three days following the plunge to the ocean floor by the greatest ship ever built to that day.
Why did Capt. Smith ignore warnings of ice fields ahead?
Why were there only enough lifeboats for one-third of the passengers?
Was the ship speeding?
See the best photos and graphics that survive from the original coverage in this great book AND in the paperback version now available on Amazon.
This book on Kindle by a 21st century reporter looking back at the most significant disaster to that day in the 20th century will help you separate the facts from the fiction.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Best Titanic Narrative Since - Lord's "Night to Remember!"
If you want to know the true 1912 saga of the Sinking of the Titanic --- this book is for you! Rossignol, a professional journalist by trade, has researched the news reports that came out in the newspapers of 1912. --- Bruce M. Caplan, author of the best-selling book, The Sinking of the Titanic, now in its 18th edition.

From the Author

This book brings to life some of the very best writing about the story of the Titanic, from the newspapers of the day, both in England and America. While the first reporting of the story was tragically wrong - there were reports that the Titanic was under tow to Halifax and all the passengers had been safely tranferred to the Virginian, those reports were quickly corrected. The truth came rushing through to London and New York, racing through the air waves carrying the wireless reports.
One of the first to get the news of the Titanic sinking "by the head" was a young Marconi operator sitting in a wireless station high atop Wannamaker's Department Store in New York City.  That young man was but 21 years old but his name would forever be connected with the news. He was David Sarnoff, who went on to found the NBC radio and then television networks.
As a reporter and editor for over twenty years, checking the facts and digging for details has become second nature. Going back into the actual news stories of 1912 and finding gems of writing as well as reporting was a pleasure. Bringing them to life now and comparing them to modern news coverage and offering my views on them is the purpose of this book. Included here are many of the great images and graphics produced by newspapers of the day. They worked on tight deadlines and in many cases produced great work in a short period of time.  Please enjoy this book! - Ken Rossignol

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Product Details

• File Size: 4017 KB
• Print Length: 171 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1475111460
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007PDKGL8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,795 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #22 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Professional & Technical > Transportation > Ships > History
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful overview June 9, 2012

By Gus Philpott

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book whetted my appetite for more information about the false reporting that occurred after the Titanic struck the iceberg. For example, from where did the stories come that all had been saved and that the Titanic was being towed after the collision?

Why did a departing crew take the field glasses with them? Were they personally-owned? If so, then the boarding crew should have brought their own. If not, then the departing crew stole them as souvenirs and deprived the enroute crew of valuable and necessary equipment.

The author collected information from numerous sources and put it all in one easy-to-read e-book.

My original download of the e-book did not include the photographs. When I noted that in my review yesterday, the author contacted me and also contacted Amazon.com about the photographs' not being included. Amazon.com quickly added the photos to the file, and the author advised me that I could request Amazon. com to re-load the e-book to my device. I called Amazon.com today through their amazing telephone callback system, and customer service rep. Hillary quickly and professionally helped me.

My thanks to the author and to Amazon.com. I now have the complete book with the photographs.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars book itself was great, but..... May 2, 2012

By JayleighsMom

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

The book was great. The articles and stories and the order of how things happened was awesome. I actually learned quite a bit. However, my major interest in this book prior to purchase for my Kindle Fire would be the photographs. Though the description for every picture was there, there were no pictures anywhere, so that was a big disappointment.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book March 4, 2013

By sandra barnes

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I love Titanic books of any nature. Yes they are almost the same but with different points of view and that is what makes it good!

More About the Author

After covering hard news for 22 years while publishing a weekly newspaper, ST. MARY'S TODAY, Rossignol sold the newspaper in 2010 and has begun devoting full time to writing and is now the author of eighteen books. The newest books, Pirate Trials, reveals the details of the actual trials of pirates in England, Scotland and the United States; Klan: Killing America and Bank of Crooks & Criminals all deal with true crime.
As a maritime history speaker, Rossignol enjoys meeting audiences around the world and discussing the original news stories of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and other maritime history topics.
In 2012 Rossignol has appeared on nine ships in the Pacific, Atlantic and Caribbean discussing the stories of the heroes of the Titanic, the explorations of the new world voyagers, the Bermuda Triangle and the history of piracy.
Rossignol appears at the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Branson, Missouri for book signings and to talk with visitors about the RMS Titanic.
He has appeared on Good Morning America, ABC 20/20; ABC World News Tonight and in a 2012 production of Discovery Channel Investigation Motives & Murders Series, A Body in the Bay.
News coverage of Rossignol's landmark civil rights case, represented by Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz re: United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Rossignol v Voorhaar, 2003, included articles in most major news outlets, as well as a column by syndicated columnist James J. Kilpatrick.
The story of the St. Mary's Today newspaper is now available in ebook and paperback: The Story of THE RAG! The book includes nearly 200 editorial cartoons that appeared over the years.
A strong highway safety advocate, Rossignol also publishes the DWIHitParade.com which focuses on impaired driving and the monthly publication, The Chesapeake.
News coverage of Rossignol's DWIHitParade won an Emmy in 2012 for WJLA reporter Jay Korff and coverage of the St. Mary's Today newspaper by WUSA reporter Bruce Leshan was awarded an Emmy in 2000.