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This invaluable book collects some of the first-published first-person accounts of the tragedy, described in old-fashioned prose and enhanced by photographs and illustrations redolent of Edwardian society, with captions such as "Ladies and gentlemen in riding habit exercised on mechanical horses and camels in the ship's gymnasium." Some of the social attitudes of the day are preserved to often startling effect: the habits of obedience of "the Teutonic race" are repeatedly praised, and one brave Titanic officer used what the book's introduction terms "the strange ethical algebra which decided that one female, travelling first class, deserved life some six times as much as one male, travelling third class." Yet it's just such period detail that makes this book so compelling--not to mention the vivid sense that the passengers just didn't get it, even while disaster was upon them. "To illustrate further how little danger was apprehended," writes survivor Lawrence Beesley, "when it was discovered ... that the forward lower deck was covered with small ice, snowballing matches were arranged for the following morning.... The cries of drowning people after the Titanic gave the final plunge were a thunderbolt to us."
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What it was really like. Panic, despair, shocking inefficiency, and a dash of heroism. Two lengthy narratives by passengers who had a thorough knowledge of the sea and by members of the ship's crew. More thrilling than any fictional account. 26 illustrations.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting, but long and drawn out,
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This review is from: The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors (Paperback)
I'm very interested in the Titanic, and have read several books about the events surronding this disaster. This book was interesting, but very very long and drawn out. Sometimes I was so bored reading it that I fell asleep. Particulary, I didn't care to know what every single person inside of every single lifeboat did, said, didn't do or didn't say, etc. But, like I said before, there was some interesting info. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone nor will I ever read it again.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful remembrance of not such a wonderful thing,
By "churtel" (Metairie, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors (Paperback)
But definitely worth reading if you want to learn more about the Titanic and how the survivors felt.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pour les passionnés francophones du Titanic,
By Alain Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean, Québec) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors (Paperback)
Si vous êtes comme moi, un passionné de l'histoire de ce drame maritime presque mythique, vous allez dévorer ce bouquin pour plusieurs raisons: d'abord parce que c'est écrit par les survivants eux-mêmes donc ce ne sont pas des faits rapportés par les journalistes ensuite ces faits ont été écrit quelques mois après le désastre donc c'est comme si on y était, tout y est précis et le niveau de détail est incomparable surtout dans la description de M.Gracie qui est allé cherché les témoignages de nombre de survivants pour établir ce qui s'est passé dans chaque canot de sauvetage. Un bouquin essentiel...
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