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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... sinking since he was only seven years old and first saw the film version of Walter Lord's A Night To Remember, Tim has made a detailed study of the public enquiries into the disaster and the extraordinary atmospheric conditions that ...
... sinking since he was only seven years old and first saw the film version of Walter Lord's A Night To Remember, Tim has made a detailed study of the public enquiries into the disaster and the extraordinary atmospheric conditions that ...
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... sinking of the Titanic by swimming to an overturned lifeboat. His father died in the disaster and his rude awakening into adulthood no doubt coloured his perspective; but in his privately published 1940 account of the sinking, this is ...
... sinking of the Titanic by swimming to an overturned lifeboat. His father died in the disaster and his rude awakening into adulthood no doubt coloured his perspective; but in his privately published 1940 account of the sinking, this is ...
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... sinking , A Night To Remember and his 1986 sequel , The Night Lives On : ' It is a rash man indeed who would set himself up as final arbiter on all that happened the incredible night the Titanic went down . ' This book is not intended ...
... sinking , A Night To Remember and his 1986 sequel , The Night Lives On : ' It is a rash man indeed who would set himself up as final arbiter on all that happened the incredible night the Titanic went down . ' This book is not intended ...
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... sinking and that he was to stay in his cabin. Nonetheless, he got his family up and told them to put on their warmest clothes and get ready to evacuate. He couldn't believe that the Titanic was sinking, concluding it was more likely ...
... sinking and that he was to stay in his cabin. Nonetheless, he got his family up and told them to put on their warmest clothes and get ready to evacuate. He couldn't believe that the Titanic was sinking, concluding it was more likely ...
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... sinking: JBI013: 'Titanic was the latest thing in the art of shipbuilding; absolutely no money was spared in her construction. She was not built by contract. She was simply built on a commission.' This meant that Titanic was built on a ...
... sinking: JBI013: 'Titanic was the latest thing in the art of shipbuilding; absolutely no money was spared in her construction. She was not built by contract. She was simply built on a commission.' This meant that Titanic was built on a ...
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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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