Story of the Titanic (DK History)

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But at least Britannic had an excuse – she had been requisitioned as a hospital ship and hit a mine ferrying wounded soldiers home from the war in Europe. And reading this book the amount of omens and warnings people received before titanic set sail is astonishing. The book consisted of six different panels: the front and back covers, the inside of the two boards - known as doublures - and two end leaves adorned with peacocks, plants, skulls and Persian patterns symbolising life and death. The author weaves first-hand recants with newspaper clips to present a first-hand experience of what it was like being on the Titanic.

Aimed at being a children’s guide to the Titanic ocean liner, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in firsthand accounts of the tragic maiden voyage undertaken by the ship. A man in the sea with Sangorski tried to save the famous bookbinder, who couldn't swim, but left him to assist his female companion when he heard her cries.While Sangorski had bound some versions of the renowned Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám before, the master craftsman said that this time he wanted to create a work featuring three peacocks he would surround with jewelled decoration "such as had never been seen before". While working in an advertising agency in New York in the 1950s, some forty years after the sinking, Lord realised that many survivors would soon be reaching the end of their lives and would no longer be able to tell their stories.

In this fact-filled retelling of its construction and doomed maiden voyage, David Long brings Titanic’s tragic tale to life. Each chapter discusses these myths and truths from multiple angles, adding more layers to a tale that most of us are familiar with. He has contributed a number of articles for The New Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and his book Rorke’s Drift: The Zulu War, 1879 has been re-printed seven times. Inside the pages of this children's educational book about the Titanic, you'll experience the tragic tale of the world's most famous ship. In a way it's perfect; the whole tale is a meta-story because part of the text is about, 'Sure, when you've got it, use it, enjoy your life, but know it will end, be aware of it' - it's almost like a sort of curse.The Omar and the related material were permanently left to the institution after the death of Bray's widow Irene in 2004. Readers are given individual stories' and I was shocked at how many had those in their lives or who went to psychics who were given premonitions that they would not survive the voyage or that the voyage was doomed. Watch the drama unfold as ordinary people became unsung heroes and the supposedly unsinkable ship became an underwater wreck. I have been fascinated with the story; I can't even imagine how full of fear everyone on board must have been. SS Nomadic tickets are valid for use on the same day or can be redeemed on another date within a year from purchase.

I am really obsessed with anything and everything to do with the Titanic and I try to read every book I can on the subject. He finds uncomfortable parallels with contemporary corporate life: the cover-ups, the failure of anyone at the top to take responsibility.

Set sail and discover what happened when the "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg with this picture-packed guide to the Titanic disaster.