1912 Facts about Titanic

by Lee W. Meideth

Fascinating, lesser-known facts about the Titanic and details on the ship, the passengers, and the sinking. The book also explores aspects of the wreck today and salvage operations.

Although the main events of the Titanic disaster are well known, significant facts and tidbits remain obscure. Who were the thousands of men who built the giant ship? How were the bodies of the victims collected and buried? What were the conclusions of the investigative hearings into her sinking? Answers to these and hundreds of other questions are presented in this useful, easy-to-read volume.

Lee W. Merideth is the author of several Civil War reference books and a longtime Titanic buff. He lives in northern California.

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Dann]

1912 Facts About Titanic is a detailed guide to the Titanic disaster by historian Lee William Merideth. Rather than follow a traditional structure, the information is presented in bulleted strings of factoids, assembled in chapters, that follows the ship’s construction, voyage, sinking, and salvage. At times it reads as a straight narrative, and at times it’s just a bunch of cobbled together trivia. Some of it is tedious and some of it is really interesting. However, the book isn’t completely objective and unbiased, as Merideth takes a couple of controversial positions; arguing heavily against the idea that the Titanic was attempting any kind of speed record and vehemently defending the Californian. It feels kind of slapdashed and unfinished, but overall 1912 Facts About Titanic is a fascinating read with lots of interesting information about the ship and it’s legacy.

[Kristopher Kovach]

If you're obsessed with Titanic than this book is for you