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Titanic S Wake
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Author : Allan Sekula
language : en
Publisher: Le Point du Jour
Release Date : 2003
Titanic S Wake written by Allan Sekula and has been published by Le Point du Jour this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Photographie categories.
Réunit plusieurs travaux du photographe et documentariste américain autour des échanges marchands à travers le monde, la métaphore maritime, Bill Gates et son achat d'un tableau du XIXe siècle, les manifestations de Seattle en 1999 contre l'OMC.
Investigating The Sinking Of The Titanic
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-09-19
Investigating The Sinking Of The Titanic written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-19 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes passengers' accounts and testimony from the investigations *Explains the different investigations' findings and the changes made *Includes a bibliography for further reading Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. In the over 100 years since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subject of endless fascination, as evidenced by the efforts to find its final resting spot, the museums full of its objects, and the countless books, documentaries, and movies made about the doomed ocean liner. Thanks to the dramatization of the Titanic's sinking and the undying interest in the story, millions of people are familiar with various aspects of the ship's demise, and the nearly 1,500 people who died in the North Atlantic in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912. The sinking of the ship is still nearly as controversial now as it was over 100 years ago, and the drama is just as compelling. The Titanic was neither the first nor last big ship to sink, so it's clear that much of its appeal stems from the nature of ship itself. Indeed, the Titanic stands out not just for its end but for its beginning, specifically the fact that it was the most luxurious passenger ship ever built at the time. In addition to the time it took to come up with the design, the giant ship took a full three years to build, and no effort or cost was spared to outfit the Titanic in the most lavish ways. Given that the Titanic was over 100 feet tall, nearly 900 feet long, and over 90 feet wide, it's obvious that those who built her and provided all of its famous amenities had plenty of work to do. The massive ship was carrying thousands of passengers and crew members, each with their own experiences on board, and the various amenities offered among the different classes of passengers ensured that life on some decks of the ship was quite different than life on others. Much has been made through the years about the failures of those designing the Titanic to take proper safety precautions, and how these failings led to the disaster and huge loss of life. In fact, the number of lives lost was so great that it can be hard to believe that the death toll might have been higher. Nonetheless, it's true that many more would have died without the courageous efforts of those on the ships who responded to the Titanic's distress calls and sailed through the same dangerous conditions that brought down the "unsinkable" ship itself. The drama involved with the sinking of the Titanic often obscures the important aftermath of the disaster, particularly the several investigations conducted on both sides of the Atlantic that sought to figure out not only why the Titanic sank but future changes that could be made in order to protect ships and passengers in the future. In fact, the course of the investigations was interesting in itself, especially since the British and Americans reached wildly different conclusions about what went wrong and led to the ship's demise. Investigating the Sinking of the Titanic chronicles the immediate aftermath of the tragedy and the investigations and changes that followed. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the investigations like never before.
The Midnight Watch
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Author : David Dyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-07
The Midnight Watch written by David Dyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-07 with categories.
The Titanic Sisters
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Author : Patricia Falvey
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date : 2021-01-26
The Titanic Sisters written by Patricia Falvey and has been published by Kensington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-26 with Fiction categories.
“The enchanting saga of two Irish sisters…This new chapter of Titanic lore is worth plunging into.” —Publishers Weekly From the acclaimed author of The Girls of Ennismore comes a captivating and extraordinary tale of perseverance and bravery. This touching saga of sisterhood—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis and Marie Benedict—follows two young Irish women yearning for independence and adventure, as they set sail on RMS Titanic—the “ship of dreams”—only to be faced with the tragedy of that fabled maiden voyage… Delia Sweeney has always been unlike her older sister—fair and delicate compared to tall, statuesque Nora, whose hair is as dark as Donegal turf. In other ways too, the sisters are leagues apart. Nora is her mother’s darling, favored at every turn, and expected to marry into wealth. Delia, constantly slighted, finds a measure of happiness helping her da on the farm. The rest of the time, she reads about far-off places that seem sure to remain a fantasy. Until the day a letter arrives from America . . . A distant relative has provided the means for Delia and Nora to go to New York. Delia will be a lowly maid in a modest household, while Nora will be governess for a well-to-do family. In Queenstown, Cork, they board the Titanic, a majestic new ocean liner making its maiden voyage. Any hope Delia carried that she and her sister might become closer during the trip soon vanishes. For there are far greater perils to contend with as the ship makes its way across the Atlantic . . . In the wake of that fateful journey, Delia makes an impulsive choice—and takes Nora’s place as governess. Her decision sparks an adventure that leads her from Fifth Avenue to Dallas, Texas, where oilfields bring unimagined riches to some, despair to others. Delia grows close to her vulnerable young charge, and to the girl’s father. But her deception will have repercussions impossible to foresee, even as it brings happiness within reach for the first time . . .
Canada S Titanic
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Canada S Titanic written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the disaster by passengers aboard both ships *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "A blow, a ripping, the side taken out of a ship, darkness, the inrush of waters, a panic, and then in the hush the silent corpses drifting by. So with the Canadian liner. She has gone to her grave leaving a trail of sorrow behind her. Hundreds of human hearts and homes are in mourning for the loss of dear companions and friends." - Logan Marshall, The tragic story of the Empress of Ireland There is something romantic about traveling on a cruise ship, and even today, luxury cruises are considered by many to be the ultimate vacation, featuring days of fun activities in exotic locations and nights of dinner and dancing under the stars. Today even the cheapest cabins are quite luxurious, and people save for years to afford to travel by sea. However, it was not always that way, and there was a time when travelling on even the most luxurious liners could prove dangerous or even deadly. The loss of the Titanic in 1912 cast a pall over all future voyages, and in the wake of the most famous sinking in history, a number of crucial changes were made, including the requirement that there be enough lifeboats available for every passenger, a change that was codified by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 1914. That same convention also made a change to the way distress signals were used, and the British subsequently ensured that the bulkheads be raised higher up the boat to truly ensure that the compartments were watertight. Gone were the days that safety would be compromised for the comforts of the First Class. And of course, a bunch of changes were made to the way ships navigated around icebergs. In the wake of the Titanic, people tried to assure each other that a similar disaster could never happen again, but it did just two years later on a chilly night in 1914. This time, it was not an iceberg that did the damage but another vessel that sent the Empress of Ireland to her watery grave. Likewise, her passengers did not perish in the frigid Atlantic but along the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Canada. As Logan Marshall lamented, "'Those who go down to the sea in ships' was once a synonym for those who gambled with death and put their lives upon the hazard. Today the mortality at sea is less than on common carriers on land. But the futility of absolute prevention of accident is emphasized again and again. The regulation of safety makes catastrophes like that of the Empress of Ireland all the more tragic and terrible." Though the tale of the ship's fate pales in comparison to that of the Titanic, the loss of life in 1914 was nearly as great as it was in 1912. Indeed, with the Titanic's massive shadow all but obscuring the Empress of Ireland, the 1914 disaster remains one of the great little-known tragedies of the 20th century, and to this day in Canada, Canadians refer to it as "Canada's Titanic." Canada's Titanic: The History and Legacy of the RMS Empress of Ireland examines one of the 20th century's largest maritime tragedies, and the worst in Canadian history. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the RMS Empress of Ireland like never before, in no time at all.
Total Titanic
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Author : Marc Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: ibooks
Release Date : 1998
Total Titanic written by Marc Shapiro and has been published by ibooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Recounts the building and voyage of the Titanic, its sinking and the aftermath, distinguishing fact from myth, and lists the passengers, crew, and cargo
The Girl Who Came Home
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Author : Hazel Gaynor
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-04-01
The Girl Who Came Home written by Hazel Gaynor and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Inspired by true events, the New York Times bestselling novel The Girl Who Came Home is the poignant story of a group of Irish emigrants aboard RMS Titanic—a seamless blend of fact and fiction that explores the tragedy's impact and its lasting repercussions on survivors and their descendants. Ireland, 1912. Fourteen members of a small village set sail on RMS Titanic, hoping to find a better life in America. For seventeen-year-old Maggie Murphy, the journey is bittersweet. Though her future lies in an unknown new place, her heart remains in Ireland with Séamus, the sweetheart she left behind. When disaster strikes, Maggie is one of the lucky few passengers in steerage who survives. Waking up alone in a New York hospital, she vows never to speak of the terror and panic of that terrible night ever again. Chicago, 1982. Adrift after the death of her father, Grace Butler struggles to decide what comes next. When her Great Nana Maggie shares the painful secret she harbored for almost a lifetime about the Titanic, the revelation gives Grace new direction—and leads her and Maggie to unexpected reunions with those they thought lost long ago.
Dead Wake
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Author : Erik Larson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2015-03-10
Dead Wake written by Erik Larson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with History categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania “Both terrifying and enthralling.”—Entertainment Weekly “Thrilling, dramatic and powerful.”—NPR “Thoroughly engrossing.”—George R.R. Martin On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”—the fastest liner then in service—and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. Meanwhile, an ultra-secret British intelligence unit tracked Schwieger’s U-boat, but told no one. As U-20 and the Lusitania made their way toward Liverpool, an array of forces both grand and achingly small—hubris, a chance fog, a closely guarded secret, and more—all converged to produce one of the great disasters of history. It is a story that many of us think we know but don’t, and Erik Larson tells it thrillingly, switching between hunter and hunted while painting a larger portrait of America at the height of the Progressive Era. Full of glamour and suspense, Dead Wake brings to life a cast of evocative characters, from famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat to pioneering female architect Theodate Pope to President Woodrow Wilson, a man lost to grief, dreading the widening war but also captivated by the prospect of new love. Gripping and important, Dead Wake captures the sheer drama and emotional power of a disaster whose intimate details and true meaning have long been obscured by history. Finalist for the Washington State Book Award • One of the Best Books of the Year: The Washington Post, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Miami Herald, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, LibraryReads, Indigo
Titanic
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Author : Senan Molony
language : en
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
Release Date : 2019-03-08
Titanic written by Senan Molony and has been published by Mercier Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-08 with History categories.
Senan Molony caused a worldwide media flurry in 2017 by publicly revealing an uncontrolled coal bunker fire on the Titanic. Experts said the fire would have significantly weakened a linchpin bulkhead, the failure of which hastened the sinking. The Titanic might otherwise have lasted until daylight, with many more being saved by a flotilla of arriving ships. In Titanic: why she collided, why she sank, why she should never have sailed, Senan goes much further and outlines numerous theories about what led to the Titanic's sinking. Senan appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC, along with NPR (National Public Radio) in the US after his Channel 4 documentary Titanic: The New Evidence, on which this book is based, was aired.
Voyage Of The Iceberg
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Author : Richard Brown
language : en
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
Release Date : 1983
Voyage Of The Iceberg written by Richard Brown and has been published by James Lorimer & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
Richard Brown's book tells the story of the world's most famous iceberg as well as the story of the Inuit bands, sailors, and explorers who saw it before its collision.