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A Century of Sea Travel

Personal Accounts from the Steamship Era

by Christopher Deakes, Tom Stanley ...

This "handsome volume" offers a "lavishly illustrated" journey back to the golden age of steam travel through first-hand accounts and images of the passengers (Bruce Peter, author of Ship Style).A Century of Sea Travel is an eye-opening voyage through the golden years of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by the very travelers who sailed on these magnificent engineering marvels. In ... Read more

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This "handsome volume" offers a "lavishly illustrated" journey back to the golden age of steam travel through first-hand accounts and images of the passengers (Bruce Peter, author of Ship Style).A Century of Sea Travel is an eye-opening voyage through the golden years of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by the very travelers who sailed on these magnificent engineering marvels. In
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A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner

by Christopher Deakes ...

From around 1880, for almost a hundred years, shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted their magnificent liners as well as the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life onboard. These paintings, rich in imagination and atmosphere, appeared on postcards and posters of the day and were used to advertise the companies and their ships; and so was born a whole genre ... Read more

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From around 1880, for almost a hundred years, shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted their magnificent liners as well as the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life onboard. These paintings, rich in imagination and atmosphere, appeared on postcards and posters of the day and were used to advertise the companies and their ships; and so was born a whole genre
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Titanic

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I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot ... Read more

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I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot
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Voyagers of the Titanic

Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From

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"The story of the Titanic has been told many times; this one takes a sociological perspective, with the confident, graceful prose of fine fiction." — Wall Street JournalIt has been over one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy remains as strong as ever. With Voyagers of the Titanic, Richard Davenport ... Read more

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"The story of the Titanic has been told many times; this one takes a sociological perspective, with the confident, graceful prose of fine fiction." — Wall Street JournalIt has been over one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy remains as strong as ever. With Voyagers of the Titanic, Richard Davenport
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Titanic

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'Goodbye Miss Young. Good luck to you and don't forget to remember me to the folks back home.'Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912)The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable ... Read more

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'Goodbye Miss Young. Good luck to you and don't forget to remember me to the folks back home.'Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912)The sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety features than any of her rivals, she was proclaimed to be virtually unsinkable
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Captain Cook

by Vanessa Collingridge ...

A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which ... Read more

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A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which
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The Man Who Sank Titanic

The Troubled Life of Quartermaster Robert Hichens

by Sally Nilsson ...

Robert Hichens has gone down in history as the man who was given the famous order to steer the Titanic away from the iceberg and failed. Following this, his falling out with the 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' over the actions of the lifeboats saw him branded a coward and his name indelibly tarnished. A key witness at both UK and British Inquiries, Robert returned to a livelihood where fellow crewmen ... Read more

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Robert Hichens has gone down in history as the man who was given the famous order to steer the Titanic away from the iceberg and failed. Following this, his falling out with the 'Unsinkable Molly Brown' over the actions of the lifeboats saw him branded a coward and his name indelibly tarnished. A key witness at both UK and British Inquiries, Robert returned to a livelihood where fellow crewmen
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The Shipwreck

The true story of the Dunbar, the disaster that broke the colony's heart and forged a nation's spirit

by Larry Writer ...

The epic story of one of Australia's greatest maritime disasters, the wreck of the Dunbar.'gripping, engaging popular history' - Sydney Morning HeraldThe Dunbar was one of the most advanced and celebrated sailing ships of the mid-19th century. Built to carry passengers in speed and luxury on the long route from Britain to Australia, it was the Titanic of its day.Late at night on 20 August 1857, af ... Read more

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The epic story of one of Australia's greatest maritime disasters, the wreck of the Dunbar.'gripping, engaging popular history' - Sydney Morning HeraldThe Dunbar was one of the most advanced and celebrated sailing ships of the mid-19th century. Built to carry passengers in speed and luxury on the long route from Britain to Australia, it was the Titanic of its day.Late at night on 20 August 1857, af
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Titanic Tragedy

A New Look at the Lost Liner

by John Maxtone-Graham ...

"Catnip to the ship’s dedicated buffs." —Publishers WeeklyIn Titanic Tragedy maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham documents the vessel’s design, construction, and departure from Southampton, her passengers’ lifeboat ordeal, their Carpathia rescue, the role of new technologies, and memorials to her crew. He describes poignantly the performance of her eight gallant bandsmen who played on deck to ... Read more

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"Catnip to the ship’s dedicated buffs." —Publishers WeeklyIn Titanic Tragedy maritime historian John Maxtone-Graham documents the vessel’s design, construction, and departure from Southampton, her passengers’ lifeboat ordeal, their Carpathia rescue, the role of new technologies, and memorials to her crew. He describes poignantly the performance of her eight gallant bandsmen who played on deck to
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Titanic 9 Hours to Hell

The Survivors' Story

by W. B. Bartlett ...

A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived. It was twenty minutes to midnight on Sunday 14 April, when Jack Thayer felt the Titanic lurch to port, a motion followed by the slightest of shocks. Seven-year old Eva Hart barely noticed anything was wrong. For Stoker Fred Barrett, shovelling coal down below, it was somewhat different ... Read more

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A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived. It was twenty minutes to midnight on Sunday 14 April, when Jack Thayer felt the Titanic lurch to port, a motion followed by the slightest of shocks. Seven-year old Eva Hart barely noticed anything was wrong. For Stoker Fred Barrett, shovelling coal down below, it was somewhat different
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The Titanic and the City of Widows It Left Behind

The Forgotten Victims of the Fatal Voyage

by Julie Cook ...

"Harrowing and emotional . . . A tribute to the enduring power of family. The story of the disaster's widows uplifts and devastates in equal measure." —Gareth Russell, author of The Ship of DreamsWhen the Titanic foundered in April 1912, the world's focus was on the tragedy of the passengers who lost their lives. Ever since, in films, dramatizations, adaptations and books, the focus has mostly ... Read more

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"Harrowing and emotional . . . A tribute to the enduring power of family. The story of the disaster's widows uplifts and devastates in equal measure." —Gareth Russell, author of The Ship of DreamsWhen the Titanic foundered in April 1912, the world's focus was on the tragedy of the passengers who lost their lives. Ever since, in films, dramatizations, adaptations and books, the focus has mostly
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Titanic Captain

The Life of Edward John Smith

by G. J. Cooper ...

Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose rapidly through the ranks of the merchant navy, serving first in sailing vessels and later in the new steamships of the White Star Line. By 1912, he as ... Read more

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Commander Edward John Smith's career had been a remarkable example of how a man from a humble background could get far in the world. Born to a working-class family in the landlocked Staffordshire Potteries, he went to sea at the age of 17 and rose rapidly through the ranks of the merchant navy, serving first in sailing vessels and later in the new steamships of the White Star Line. By 1912, he as
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