A Treasury of Titanic Tales: Stories of Life and Death from a Night to Remember (Paperback)

by Webb Garrison (Author)

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Product Description
This lavishly illustrated narrative of human interest stories from the Titanic recounts the building of the ship, its launching, its departure for the ill-fated voyage, and individual stories on notable personalities who were on the Titanic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558536582
• ISBN-13: 978-1558536586
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,330,363 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars surprize enjoyable read, May 2, 2008

By	S. D. Simmons "s.d. simmons" (charleston ,s.c.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

the pictures of the ship is lavish,narrative of human interest stories are really heartbreaking.the notable personalities aboard the doomed ship is explored.

3.0 out of 5 stars A readable book marred by more than a few errors., June 19, 2000

By	M. Tennaro (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is billed as a collection of human interest stories, and insights into the doomed ship. The book delivers on this promise, but narrowly, as it focuses primarily on the `important' people on board, i.e. the wealthy, first class passengers.

There are chapters about Gracie, Butt, Astor, the Strauses, Widener, Guggenheim, Brown, Ismay, Morgan, and a few others from the first cabin.

Prominent members of the crew also get some attention, like the wireless operators and the bridge officers, but the rest of the crew and passengers are pretty much ignored.

The stories that are here are interesting and readable, but they suffer from a fair number of errors. What is surprising is that most of these errors are `amateur mistakes', and by that I mean errors that even people who have only moderate knowledge about the Titanic disaster should not have made.

To site just one glaring example, the author states that Titanic was carrying slightly more than a full load of passengers (p49), when it is common knowledge that the ship was barely half full.

Despite the errors, the book is a pleasant read. Readers who know their Titanic history well can gloss over the mistakes and enjoy the focus on the ship's wealthy passengers. Those less knowledgeable though, should not depend on this title as a source for the facts.