Titanic: The Myths and Legacy of a Disaster

by Roger Cartwright, June Cartwright

An exploration of why the legacy of the Titanic persists, in procedures, building regulation, navigational practice, statues, poems, novels, movies, and even a musical  April 15, 2012, marks 100 years since the Titanic hit an iceberg and foundered in the North Atlantic with the loss of 1,513 lives. She was certainly not the fastest passenger ship of the time and had the disaster not occurred, she would have lost the title of the largest liner within just two years—yet Titanic captures the imagination like no other. This book seeks to explore the myths and the truth about Titanic as well as the legacy that has made the ship so well known. It discusses such questions as Why was she built? Who really owned her? Why was nobody ever proved negligent? How has today's transportation been made safer by Titanic ? and Have we really learned the right lessons?

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 18, 2011

About the author

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Scottish based maritime historian Dr Roger Cartwright is an expert on the history of the cruise industry and a variety of management topics. His work with the Royal Navy has provided him with an in-depth knowledge of maritime history whilst the many case studies and books he has written about the cruise industry have made him an acknowledged authority of cruise companies, cruise liners and the history of cruising.

Reviews

[Sayjay Staples · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this really interesting and enjoyed it up until the last chapter that was all about planes and trains for some reason. I honestly started to skim the last few pages of that chapter but the first six chapters were definitely worth a read at least

[Taylor's♡Shelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Usually histories that take the "myth-busting" approach to their subject matter tend to be highly-popularized accounts written to appeal to the casual reader. Cartwright and Cartwright's Titanic was, surprisingly, an extremely intricate history about the RMS Titanic with even more exhaustive context, spanning the 19th century all the way to the 21st century.

Unless studying this subject matter professionally, one might not read this study cover-to-cover, as a large amount of this book has very thin threads leading back to the incident of the wreck.

That being said, for the correct audience, this book is a must-read. For those who are just interested in an in-depth account of thr short life of the Titanic, I would suggest looking elsewhere.