The Titanic Story - Stephen Cox

The Titanic Story

Hard Choices, Dangerous Decisions

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
132 Seiten
1999
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-8126-9396-6 (ISBN)
16,85 inkl. MwSt
The sinking of the "Titanic" is a subject of perennial fascination. Yet, argues the author of this book, the real "Titanic" story is even more intensely thought-provoking than the conventional version, overlaid with cliche and myth. He re-tells the story, focusing on a few individuals.
The sinking of the Titanic is a subject of perennial fascination. Yet, argues the author of this book, the real Titanic story is even more intensely thought-provoking than the conventional version, overlaid with cliche and myth. He re-tells the story, focusing on a few individuals caught up in the disaster. He aims to make his book another angle of inquiry into the facts and the moral issues.

"There Is No Time to Waste" - Testimony of Emily Borle Ryerson; "He Ought to Have Gone Down with The Ship" - Testimony of Mrs. J. Stuart White, Testimony of Thomas Jones, Testimony of Colonel Archibald Gracie; "Exercise your Own Common Sense", Testimony of George Moore, Testimony of Frederick Barrett; "Well, Boys, Do Your Best" - Testimony of Olaus Abelseth; "Make your Ship as Unsinkable as You Can", Testimony of Colonel Archibald Gracie; "It would Have Been Outrageously Bad Seamanship" - Testimony of Daniel Buckley; "I Knew It was My Duty" - Testimony of Charles Joughin; "What Was It You Were Afraid Of?" - Testimony of Daisy Minahan, Testimony of John Collins; "Spectators of a Drama" - Testimony of Second Officer Charles Lightoller; "He Was Never The Same Again".

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.4.1999
Zusatzinfo Illustrations
Verlagsort Chicago, IL
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Gewicht 297 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schiffe
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10 0-8126-9396-5 / 0812693965
ISBN-13 978-0-8126-9396-6 / 9780812693966
Zustand Neuware
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