Titanic
Published on 4. April 2019
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-910821-19-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Titanic" delves into the astonishing facts surrounding the tragedy of 1912 and is essential for anyone wishing to separate myth from reality. With a range of trivia including facts about the construction of the vessel deemed to be 'unsinkable', the information is presented in an interesting and engaging way to embrace a wide variety of readers. The book would make the ideal gift for any Titanic fan, or those interested in the history of the ship. The "Amazing And Extraordinary Facts" series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 176 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
244 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910821-19-0 (9781910821190)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Stuart Robertson is a Naval and maritime expert and editor and is the author of The War at Sea and The Pirate's Pocket Book. He is also the author of one of the best-selling Amazing and Extraordinary Fact's series books, "Titanic", published by Rydon Publishing.
Content
Introduction
Harland and Wolff: Belfast's steely identity - The birthplace of Titanic
From Liverpool to Southampton via bankruptcy - The White Star Line's chequered history
Building for comfort not speed - Blue Riband takes a back seat
American-financed, American-owned... - How British was Titanic?
Heavy metal - The Olympic class on the stocks
Slip sliding away - Launch day
It's big - Largest moving man-made object on Earth
Ill-starred sister? - The Olympic and the origins of the `unsinkable' description
The epitome of safety at sea - Titanic's state of the art design philosophy
The eerie foresight of Robertson and Stead - Predictions of the disaster?
A doomed ship? - Nonsense or truth?
A quick jaunt down the lough - Titanic's trials - and a baptism of fire?
`Not very good material for a story' - The confident Captain Smith
The embodiment of luxury afloat - Titanic's unique selling points
Who sailed on the Titanic? - And where did they come from?
How many? - And in what class?
Proud point of departure - Southampton for the first and last time
Biscuit and grog of the highest quality - Provisioning the world's most luxurious ship
A room of one's own - Accommodation aboard Titanic
The points of no return - Getting on at Cherbourg and Queenstown
Unusual ways of boarding - Stories of stowaways and kidnappings
Rearranging the deckchairs... - Pastimes aboard ship
Fit to bust - What's for dinner? And where?
Morse, Marconi and messaging - The value of wireless aboard ship
Flags and call-signs - How Titanic identified herself at sea
You have been warned - Ice warnings received - and ignored?
`Ice, right ahead' - Up in the crow's nest with the lookouts
The gash that was actually a buckle - What's the real damage?
The chief designer of the Titanic, Thomas Andrews - There at the beginning, there at the end
Bad tidings - The men in the mail room
Binoculars and searchlights - Would they have made a difference?
That iceberg - Where is it now?
CQD or SOS? - Titanic's distress calls
The show must go on - The Titanic's stoic musicians
Signalling to the end - The scene in the wireless room
Make that the last verse... - The musicians' last hurrah
`Be British, boys, be British!' - The last words and deeds of Captain Smith
`A queer feeling' - The unsettled chief officer, Henry Wilde
The evacuation under way - The scandal of the half-filled lifeboats
Women, children... - And Americans first?
Titanic's last hour - The giant slips under the waves
The Strauses - Together forever
You can't take it with you... - John Jacob Astor IV
From steerage to dressing Guggenheim - Bedroom steward Henry Etches
Hypothermia or drowning? - Life expectancy in the North Atlantic
The Carpathia to the rescue - Cunard collects the casualties
The tragic inactivity of the Californian - What was she doing?
The news spreads... - Inaccurately
The Mackay-Bennett and Halifax - Bringing the dead back to shore
Titanic's grim statistics - Who lived and who died
The authorities investigate - The US and British inquiries
Taking the rough with the smooth - How did White Star treat Third class passengers?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing - The question of Captain Smith's negligence
Anyone seen my Marmalade Machine? - The curious possessions lost aboard Titanic
The tangled bureaucracy of death - Why the official tolls don't match up
Southampton mourns - A fitting maritime memorial
Cold steel - Was the Titanic's hull too brittle in cold water?
It's all a question of luck - The indomitable Violet Jessop
On the silver screen - Titanic in the cinema
Titanic back under the hammer - The trade in memorabilia
Secret assignment for Ballard - Cold War casualties are proving ground for Titanic search
Scattered across the sea-bed - The resting places of the wreck
The slumbering giant disturbed - The ethical questions of visiting the wreck
The last survivors of the Titanic - Lillian Asplund and Millvina Dean
Titanic sails up the Thames - Tragedy, tourism and trade
`Rusticles' - What's eating the Titanic?
Bibliography
Web resources
Index
Harland and Wolff: Belfast's steely identity - The birthplace of Titanic
From Liverpool to Southampton via bankruptcy - The White Star Line's chequered history
Building for comfort not speed - Blue Riband takes a back seat
American-financed, American-owned... - How British was Titanic?
Heavy metal - The Olympic class on the stocks
Slip sliding away - Launch day
It's big - Largest moving man-made object on Earth
Ill-starred sister? - The Olympic and the origins of the `unsinkable' description
The epitome of safety at sea - Titanic's state of the art design philosophy
The eerie foresight of Robertson and Stead - Predictions of the disaster?
A doomed ship? - Nonsense or truth?
A quick jaunt down the lough - Titanic's trials - and a baptism of fire?
`Not very good material for a story' - The confident Captain Smith
The embodiment of luxury afloat - Titanic's unique selling points
Who sailed on the Titanic? - And where did they come from?
How many? - And in what class?
Proud point of departure - Southampton for the first and last time
Biscuit and grog of the highest quality - Provisioning the world's most luxurious ship
A room of one's own - Accommodation aboard Titanic
The points of no return - Getting on at Cherbourg and Queenstown
Unusual ways of boarding - Stories of stowaways and kidnappings
Rearranging the deckchairs... - Pastimes aboard ship
Fit to bust - What's for dinner? And where?
Morse, Marconi and messaging - The value of wireless aboard ship
Flags and call-signs - How Titanic identified herself at sea
You have been warned - Ice warnings received - and ignored?
`Ice, right ahead' - Up in the crow's nest with the lookouts
The gash that was actually a buckle - What's the real damage?
The chief designer of the Titanic, Thomas Andrews - There at the beginning, there at the end
Bad tidings - The men in the mail room
Binoculars and searchlights - Would they have made a difference?
That iceberg - Where is it now?
CQD or SOS? - Titanic's distress calls
The show must go on - The Titanic's stoic musicians
Signalling to the end - The scene in the wireless room
Make that the last verse... - The musicians' last hurrah
`Be British, boys, be British!' - The last words and deeds of Captain Smith
`A queer feeling' - The unsettled chief officer, Henry Wilde
The evacuation under way - The scandal of the half-filled lifeboats
Women, children... - And Americans first?
Titanic's last hour - The giant slips under the waves
The Strauses - Together forever
You can't take it with you... - John Jacob Astor IV
From steerage to dressing Guggenheim - Bedroom steward Henry Etches
Hypothermia or drowning? - Life expectancy in the North Atlantic
The Carpathia to the rescue - Cunard collects the casualties
The tragic inactivity of the Californian - What was she doing?
The news spreads... - Inaccurately
The Mackay-Bennett and Halifax - Bringing the dead back to shore
Titanic's grim statistics - Who lived and who died
The authorities investigate - The US and British inquiries
Taking the rough with the smooth - How did White Star treat Third class passengers?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing - The question of Captain Smith's negligence
Anyone seen my Marmalade Machine? - The curious possessions lost aboard Titanic
The tangled bureaucracy of death - Why the official tolls don't match up
Southampton mourns - A fitting maritime memorial
Cold steel - Was the Titanic's hull too brittle in cold water?
It's all a question of luck - The indomitable Violet Jessop
On the silver screen - Titanic in the cinema
Titanic back under the hammer - The trade in memorabilia
Secret assignment for Ballard - Cold War casualties are proving ground for Titanic search
Scattered across the sea-bed - The resting places of the wreck
The slumbering giant disturbed - The ethical questions of visiting the wreck
The last survivors of the Titanic - Lillian Asplund and Millvina Dean
Titanic sails up the Thames - Tragedy, tourism and trade
`Rusticles' - What's eating the Titanic?
Bibliography
Web resources
Index