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Titanic, First Accounts (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by
Tim Maltin ,
Nicholas Wade , Max Ellis
Fascinating firsthand accounts of the Titanic--in a deluxe package with gorgeous graphic cover art.
Historic firsthand accounts and testimonies by survivors and eye- witnesses including Lawrence Beesley, Margaret Brown, Archibald Gracie, Carlos F. Hurd and many more.
Historic firsthand accounts and testimonies by survivors and eye- witnesses including Lawrence Beesley, Margaret Brown, Archibald Gracie, Carlos F. Hurd and many more.
Paperback, 375 pages
Published
February 28th 2012
by Penguin Classics
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“Titanic, First Accounts” edited by Tim Maltin, published by Penguin Books.
Category – History/Ships
This year is the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There have been many books written, fiction and non-fiction, concerning this event but few will have the authenticity of this one.
This book contains first hand accounts of that tragic night told by the survivors. It also contains excerpts from the U.S. Senate and British Inquiries into the sinking, the actions that the Carpathia took...more
Category – History/Ships
This year is the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. There have been many books written, fiction and non-fiction, concerning this event but few will have the authenticity of this one.
This book contains first hand accounts of that tragic night told by the survivors. It also contains excerpts from the U.S. Senate and British Inquiries into the sinking, the actions that the Carpathia took...more
This book is a fascinating read! If you have any interest in the Titanic disaster, this book of actual survivor accounts, recorded in both the American and British official inquiries and newspaper interviews, is simply a must read. The diversity of the accounts as well as the repeated testimony from different people viewing the same events is amazing reflection of human perception and behavioral observation. The middle starts to sound the same but stick to it because it pays off later when artic...more
Don't get me wrong. This was an interesting read. But, it wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be. I thought I would find some sort of secret by reading the first accounts -- something that others had overlooked. An antecdote or detail that would let me view this tragedy in another light. My expectations, in that regards, were admittedly too high. Still, there were stories I hadn't heard, and the account of the men who survived by climbing on top of the capsized lifeboat is perhaps the mos...more
A bit too technical for me. It pretty much listed every single person and what life boat they were in, as well as listing all the people that didn't survive. Or most of them. They said that the 3rd class passengers couldn't all be accounted for. What I found most interesting was the listing of the stow-aways and people that jumped in after the boat was being lowered as well as the minorities that survived. This book is pretty much all about the ship sinking and the people that witnessed it. Duh,...more
Jun 25, 2012
Michelle
is currently reading it
Very good book, but oh so depressing. I have seen alot of documentaries on the Titanic, but this book just really thrusts you right into the tragic events of that night. I feel like I am experiencing it on a whole new level and it is so sad - damn near every page makes me want to cry for those people. Alot of the stories I had heard about the sinking actually weren't true, kind of eye-opening. I also never knew the extent to which people CHOSE to go down with the ship, giving up their spot on a...more
I have read any book worth reading on the the subject of the Titanic. I own every volume (worth having) in my library. I began an interest in the history of this doomed ship as a young child & it has continued into my 60's.
This book is a wonderful first hand account of eyewitnesses to the disaster, in the icy North Atlantic, on April 15th 1912. It contains written or dictated stories of survivors on the Titanic before, during & after the sinking of this luxury ship on it's maiden voyage...more
This book is a wonderful first hand account of eyewitnesses to the disaster, in the icy North Atlantic, on April 15th 1912. It contains written or dictated stories of survivors on the Titanic before, during & after the sinking of this luxury ship on it's maiden voyage...more
Titanic Fanatic? I haven't the proper words to say how much I recommend this book!!!! This book compacts transcripts from both the American and British Inquests of the survivors into a readable account. All original testimonies. If the disaster is in your head as a romantic historical fantasy like the James Cameron movie, think again. Be prepared to be hit between the eyes and see it for what it was. Be prepared to board this ship and experience the reality of it. Be prepared to LIVE it.
Interesting compilation of newspaper articles, transcripts, books etc. from survivors of this tragedy. The ways that the events were reported juxtaposed with today's coverage of horrific world events are note-worthy. There were parts of the story, even with the myriad books/movies/documentaries produced on the subject over the last 100 years, that were new to me.
The Titanic tragedy - what happened, why it happened, who survived & why... I have always been intrigued. I have been to exhibits, watched movies/documentaries & done research. This book gives an account of the details gathered at the various inquests & from survivors. For someone really interested in this topic it is a "one stop" collection of first-hand testimonies. I can tell that James Cameron probably studied these details while researching his movie, there were several things m...more
It was really interesting to read about the different passengers' viewpoints on the whole experience, definitely different from other Titanic books I've read which were more focused on the science and technology behind the building of and sinking of the ship. Compelling read that's dry in very few places. In some ways it makes you feel as though you were there with them in the ship.
My interest and obsession with the "Titanic" began at a very early age and still I am fascinated with every little tidbit I discover! I own many books on the "Titanic", most are from the 1997 movie, but this is the first book I have read that gives actual stories from survivors. This book contains an overwhelming amount of information and I found myself rereading the same passages frequently to try to digest it all. I think maybe I was trying to get through it too fast and it is meant to be savo...more
This is a touching book. It was also very informative. I learned so much about what happened that fateful night, and the out come for those who survived. I would recommend it to anyone who cares about history and the birth of the modern age.
An interesting book for Titanic enthusiast. To read the accounts from Archibald Gracie, Lawrence Beesley, Charles Lightoller, and others was extremely enlightening. The book skimmed over the Inquiries, but otherwise a great read for people interested in details of the disaster.
This is the first book about Titanic that I've read, and to hear the survivors tell their story in their own words is chilling. Included are transcripts from the British Inquiry after the sinking.
Jul 07, 2012
Rebecca
is currently reading it
It is interesting to read the first hand accounts, but the language is archaic.
I love the Titanic, I love anything to do with the Titanic
Apr 16, 2012
Rose Ann
marked it as to-read
I won a copy of this on Twitter from Penguin Books.
The first few stories were OK, but after that things got repetitive really quickly, as you might imagine when interviewing people about the same event. Some editing would have been good, I don't really care to read the list of exactly who was on each boat. Some of the stories are compelling, but some are just rote recitation of who got into which boat. I'd skim this book for the good stuff. Maybe borrow it from the library.
I enjoyed being immersed in the vernacular of Edwardian society.
Apr 03, 2012
Amber
marked it as to-read
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Very sad. Very good.
I love anything Titanic related, and I picked this up when I knew I had a good few hours to devote to it.
How fascinating to read real-life accounts of the disaster, and the misinformation and misunderstandings that occurred! Many accounts were repetitive but it was incredibly interesting to read all the same.
How fascinating to read real-life accounts of the disaster, and the misinformation and misunderstandings that occurred! Many accounts were repetitive but it was incredibly interesting to read all the same.
I actually didn't finish the book, got boring, same stories over and over.
Very interesting but got hard to keep going in the middle.
fascinating
May 18, 2013
Hartati
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