The Titanic Story: Hard Choices, Dangerous DecisionsThe tragedy of the Titanic continues to fascinate readers and filmgoers. Author Stephen Cox maintains that the true stories of those onboard are even more compelling than the fictionalized tale told in James Cameron's box-office smash. Cox retells the real story in human terms, by focusing on a few individuals. Through these survivors' firsthand accounts, he uncovers the fatal decisions that underlay the events. |
Contents
There Is No Time to Waste | 1 |
Emily Borie Ryerson | 14 |
He Ought to Have Gone Down with the Ship | 19 |
Daniel Buckley | 29 |
Exercise Your Own Common Sense | 33 |
George Moore | 40 |
Frederick Barrett | 42 |
Well Boys Do Your Best | 45 |
John Collins | 81 |
I Knew It Was My Duty | 85 |
Charles Joughin | 88 |
What Was It You Were Afraid Of? | 91 |
Daisy Minahan | 103 |
Spectators of a Drama | 105 |
Colonel Archibald Gracie | 119 |
Second Officer Charles Lightoller | 121 |
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