Titanic
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1445604078 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He wrote many popular books including The Trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen. He walked around on board and understood the feeling of unsinkability that had given such false confidence to the passengers and crew aboard the Titanic. About the Author Filson Young was a influential journalist and writer. He had visited Belfast in the summer of 1911 to see the Titanic under construction and following the Titanic disaster went to Southampton to see her sister ship Olympic leave for America.
On Thursday 22 May 1912, a mere 37 days after the sinking, respected London publisher Grant Richards, delivered Filson Young's book to booksellers around the capital. It was the first attempt to plot the demise of the unsinkable ship from a well-respected writer who had already argued in the light of the Oceana sinking, for proper use of the wireless on board ships. Both Filson and Grant knew victims of the sinking and both worked hard to gather firsthand testimony to use in the book. The story of the sinking of the Titanic based on first hand accounts collected in the days and weeks following the disaster. The story of the Titanic is now well known, but in the months following the disaster wild speculation was rife. Much of his telling of the story stil
Takes you on your own private tour of the Titanic I highly recommend this book because it made me feel as if I were onboard the Titanic, being lead here and there by a tour guide. It talks directly to you, the reader, taking you to the dining saloons, libaries, lounges, staterooms, smoking rooms, bathrooms, etc. For example, on the first day of the voyage, right after the Titanic set sail after a gala "bon. Impressive! A. Reader For being written in 1912, this is surprisingly well-written (straightforward and to-the-point instead of going off on flights of fancy as many writings of that era tend to do) and remarkably accurate since the disaster was still fresh and not all the details yet known.. Well written. It retains a tone of not speaking Kindle Customer Well written. It retains a tone of not speaking ill of the dead that one would expect so soon after the event. It's not investigative journalism, but still well worth the read
He had visited Belfast in the summer of 1911 to see the Titanic under construction and following the Titanic disaster went to Southampton to see her sister ship Olympic leave for America. He walked around on board and understood the feeling of unsinkability that had given such false confidence to the passengers and crew aboard the Titanic. He wrote many popular books including The Trial of Haw