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Titanic: Fortune and Fate : Letters, Mementos, and Personal Effects from Those Who Sailed on the Lost Ship

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This book must adorn your bookshelf if you are a serious Titanic fan. The book contains everything from a complete passenger list, tantilizing facts and amazing pictures of artifacts that will make any "Titanic-maniac" feel like they're owning the real thing!

As you read the book, you can't help but feel as though you've been transported back to 1912 and feel a part of history...

This book is definately a keeper, Good Work!

If you're a Titanic buff, then this book is a must-have. The pictures of the artifacts and people, and the factoids that go with them make the stories come alive. What really got to me was the entire passenger list stating the names, ages, class, and if they survived.

This is one of the best White Star Line Titanic books I own. As a Titaniac I find the pages of this book to be seen many, many times. Having been to the touring exhibit in Norfolk, and the exhibit at The Mariners Museum I appreciated the effort. This would make one want to visit The Orlando, FL musuem instead of those other things like Universal, or Disney World. Any Titanic, Olympic, or Britannic enthusiast would love this book to add to his/her collection.

This book is great for a quick read on the Titanic. The pictures are wonderful and filled with interesting captions. Also, there are brief anecdotes, such as the story behind Mr. Astor's watch. The book discreetly handles such a terrible human tragedy.

Very responsible seller. For a very nearly tactile Titanic experience that almost feels invasive, this book is difficult to match. Although there is probably no new information for true buffs, it is still a worthwhile, exquisitely produced volume.

I'm glad that I finally decided to buy it.

Exactly what I was looking for. Has photo copies of various items and stories like I saw on the tour of the Titanic in Tennessee.

seeing personal items that belong to people who lost their life in such a tragic way,really touch my heart.we sometime forget they were just people like us.who had dreams and families.

There isn't much to say about the amazing book exept that throught the words and photos of the passangers' letters, diaries, quotes, tickets, staterooms, clothing, ect.; you get an exellent feeling of who was on the Titanic, not just a group as a whole, but you begin to know them as individuals.
Believe me, this "Fortune" is one exellent investment!!![...]

I purchased this book when it was released, and I was pleased to see how human the stories were- wonderful photographs, and items related to the great loss, but expressed almost through the eyes of the survivors themselves.

Attended the exhibit by the same name, at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, and was again satisfied how the topic was handled. Great job!

This book is very good for the new Titanic enthusiast, however for more seasoned "veterans" it is pretty light. There are plenty of images and photos, and as the title says "mementos" but that is pretty much it. There is no real written text, and whatever information is there, is known already and is nothing new.