Story of the Wreck of the TitanicAs the original title page proudly proclaims, A Graphic and Thrilling Account of the Sinking of the Greatest Floating Palace Ever Built, Carrying Down to Watery Graves More Than 1,500 Souls; Giving Exciting Escapes from Death and Acts of Heroism Not Equaled in Ancient or Modern times, Told by the Survivors. Indeed, of all the “instant books” published after the sinking of the Titanic, this one best captures the spirit of the times, and of the public reaction to the disaster. Alongside the harrowing accounts of survivors and their testimony before the Senate investigation, there are chapters of newspaper editorials and sermons preached by prominent clergy. Thus we find that even a hundred years ago, opinion columns were despairing of the modern need for speed, and were calling for stern regulation of the new-fangled “Marconigrams” (radio), while churchmen lauded the spirit of “women and children first,” and preached on “How Shall We View God in the Light of Such a Disaster.” The influence of newspapers on public opinion is also shown in the illustrations, which include many editorial cartoons reacting to the disaster. An essential book for studying the historiography of the Titanic. |
Contents
Thrilling Story of the Wreck | |
Rescue of the Survivors | |
Survivors Reach New York | |
Last Man Off Tells Horrors of Shipwreck | |
Heroism on the Titanic | |
Sorrow and Honor and Memory Equal | |
The Responsibility for Fatal Speed | |
Other Contributing Causes of the Disaster | |
More of the Tragedy | |
Oddities of the Wreck | |
The Terror of the Seas By Fred S Miller | |
Heroes at the Post of Duty | |
Thrilling Experiences of Survivors | |
Other editions - View all
The Story of the Wreck of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts From 1912 Marshall Everett Limited preview - 2011 |
The Story of the Wreck of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts from 1912 Marshall Everett Limited preview - 2013 |