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9780811718141

Unsinkable The Full Story Of The RMS Titanic

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  • ISBN13:

    9780811718141

  • ISBN10:

    081171814X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1998-03-01
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books

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Summary

The first modern work to give a comprehensive picture of the Titanic and the people intertwined with her fate, from disaster to recovery. Drawn from primary sources and contemporary accounts, this narrative allows readers to come to their own conclusions about this legendary vessel.

Author Biography

Daniel Allen Butler, the son of a former merchant marine seaman, is the author of Unsinkable: The Full Story of RMS Titanic (0-8117-1814-X), and The Lusitania: The Life, Loss, and Legacy of an Ocean Legend (0-8117-0989-2). He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ix
PROLOGUE 1(2)
Chapter 1 GENESIS
3(20)
Chapter 2 SAILING DAY
23(20)
Chapter 3 MAIDEN VOYAGE
43(20)
Chapter 4 TEN SECONDS
63(12)
Chapter 5 A SLOW COMPREHENSION
75(20)
Chapter 6 PARTINGS AND FAREWELLS
95(18)
Chapter 7 DESPERATE EXODUS
113(12)
Chapter 8 "SHE'S GONE!"
125(14)
Chapter 9 THE LONELY SEA
139(20)
Chapter 10 WATCHING EIGHT WHITE ROCKETS
159(8)
Chapter 11 HOMECOMING
167(12)
Chapter 12 INQUESTS AND JUDGMENTS
179(20)
Chapter 13 REQUIEM
199(8)
Chapter 14 RESURRECTION
207(14)
Chapter 15 REVELATION
221(10)
EPILOGUE 231(6)
Appendix I THE TITANIC: FACTS AND FIGURES 237(4)
Appendix II THE TITANIC, THE CALIFORNIAN, AND THE CULPABILITY OF CAPTAIN LORD 241(6)
Appendix III THE CONUNDRUM OF CAPTAIN SMITH 247(6)
AUTHOR'S NOTE 253(4)
GLOSSARY 257(4)
NOTES 261(18)
BIBLIOGRAPHY 279(6)
INDEX 285

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