Titanic : the last night of a small town / John Welshman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welshman, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks--North Atlantic Ocean--History--20th century--Sources.

Shipwrecks.

Shipwreck survival--North Atlantic Ocean--History--20th century--Sources.

Shipwreck survival.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his famous book A Night to Remember, historian Walter Lord described the sinking of the Titanic as 'the last night of a small town'. Now, a hundred years after her sinking, John Welshman reconstructs the fascinating individual histories of twelve of the inhabitants of this tragically short-lived floating town.They include members of the crew; passengers in First, Second, and Third Class; women and men; adults and children; rich and poor. Among them are a ship's Captain, a Second Officer, an Assistant Wireless Operator; a Stewardess, an amateur military historian, a governess, a teacher, a d

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Plates; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Cast List; Introduction; 1 'The Biggest Anchor in the World'; 2 'Like a Big Expectant Family'; 3 'A Wonderful Passage Up To Now'; 4 'Ice, Flat Like a Pocket Watch'; 5 'We Have Collision with Iceberg'; 6 'Latitude 41[sup(°)] 46' N, Longitude 50[sup(°)] 14' W'; 7 'She's Gone, Lads; Row Like Hell'; 8 'A Dark Speck on the Horizon'; 9 'Arranged for Your Exclusive Story'; 10 'Mr Beesley's Simple Narrative'; Conclusion; Note on Sources; Notes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K

LM; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-59532-9

9786613625151

0-19-161173-5

0-19-161172-7

OCLC:

778339549