101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic . . . butDidn't! April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. People have an endless fascination with the Titanic, yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred and one brief and engaging chapters, Tim Maltin, one of the foremost experts on the Titanic, reveals the truth behind the most common beliefs about the ship and the night it sank. From physics to photographs, lawsuits to love stories, Maltin doesn't miss one tidbit surrounding its history. Heavily researched and filled with detailed descriptions, quotes from survivors, and excerpts from the official inquiries, this book is guaranteed to make readers rethink everything they thought they knew about the legendary ship and its tragic fate. |
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... coal per twenty four hours with an average speed of 21.7 knots on her maiden voyage, compared to 1000 tons of coal per twenty four hours for both the Lusitania and Mauretania. Although they would not have noticed the saving in fuel ...
... coal per twenty four hours with an average speed of 21.7 knots on her maiden voyage, compared to 1000 tons of coal per twenty four hours for both the Lusitania and Mauretania. Although they would not have noticed the saving in fuel ...
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... coal, climbing up inside Titanic's ventilation funnel to admire the view. Another of these 'omens' claimed that the bottle failed to break against her hull when she was christened, which is generally taken to mean bad luck for the ship ...
... coal, climbing up inside Titanic's ventilation funnel to admire the view. Another of these 'omens' claimed that the bottle failed to break against her hull when she was christened, which is generally taken to mean bad luck for the ship ...
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... coal ; arrangements had been made with other shipping Lines to transfer their coal to Titanic , and to transfer their passengers who had booked on other ships to sail on Titanic's maiden voyage . These passengers therefore did not ...
... coal ; arrangements had been made with other shipping Lines to transfer their coal to Titanic , and to transfer their passengers who had booked on other ships to sail on Titanic's maiden voyage . These passengers therefore did not ...
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... coal bunker between No. 5 and No. 6 boiler rooms . The crew began to extinguish the fire by raking the burning coal out of the bunker during their first watch after leaving Southampton on Wednesday 10th April , 1912 , but the fire was ...
... coal bunker between No. 5 and No. 6 boiler rooms . The crew began to extinguish the fire by raking the burning coal out of the bunker during their first watch after leaving Southampton on Wednesday 10th April , 1912 , but the fire was ...
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... coal was out . ' 5245 : ' The fire was not extinguished until you got the whole of the coal out ? ' ' No. I finished the bunker out myself , me and three or four men that were there . We worked everything out . ' 5246 : ' The bulkhead ...
... coal was out . ' 5245 : ' The fire was not extinguished until you got the whole of the coal out ? ' ' No. I finished the bunker out myself , me and three or four men that were there . We worked everything out . ' 5246 : ' The bulkhead ...
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101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic . . . but Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic... But Didn't! Tim Maltin No preview available - 2012 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic-- But Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
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