Rescuing The Survivors Of The Rms Titanic: The Recovery Efforts And The Aft...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Rescuing The Survivors Of The Rms Titanic: The Recovery Efforts And The Aftermath Of The SinkingISBN13:9781502332301ISBN10:1502332302Author:Charles River Editors (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - *Includes Pictures *Includes Accounts Of The Rescue Efforts By The Captain Of The Carpathia And Others *Includes A Bibliography For Further Reading We Sighted The Lights Of The Big Steamer, The Carpathia All The Women Got Into A Terrible Commotion And Jumped Around They Were Hallooing And The Sailors Were Trying To Keep Them Sitting Down, And They Would Not Do It They Were Standing Up All The Time - Daniel Buckley, A Survivor Of The Titanic Just Before Midnight On April 14, 1912, The Rms Titanic, The Largest Ship In The World, Hit An Iceberg, Setting In Motion A Chain Of Events That Would Ultimately Make It History's Most Famous, And Notorious, Ship In The Over 100 Years Since It Sank On Its Maiden Voyage, The Titanic Has Been The Subject Of Endless Fascination, As Evidenced By The Efforts To Find Its Final Resting Spot, The Museums Full Of Its Objects, And The Countless Books, Documentaries, And Movies Made About The Doomed Ocean Liner Thanks To The Dramatization Of The Titanic's Sinking And The Undying Interest In The Story, Millions Of People Are Familiar With Various Aspects Of The Ship's Demise, And The Nearly 1,500 People Who Died In The North Atlantic In The Early Morning Hours Of April 15, 1912 The Sinking Of The Ship Is Still Nearly As Controversial Now As It Was Over 100 Years Ago, And The Drama Is Just As Compelling The Titanic Was Neither The First Nor Last Big Ship To Sink, So It's Clear That Much Of Its Appeal Stems From The Nature Of Ship Itself Indeed, The Titanic Stands Out Not Just For Its End But For Its Beginning, Specifically The Fact That It Was The Most Luxurious Passenger Ship Ever Built At The Time In Addition To The Time It Took To Come Up With The Design, The Giant Ship Took A Full Three Years To Build, And No Effort Or Cost Was Spared To Outfit The Titanic In The Most Lavish Ways Given That The Titanic Was Over 100 Feet Tall, Nearly 900 Feet Long, And Over 90 Feet Wide, It's Obvious That Those Who Built Her And Provided All Of Its Famous Amenities Had Plenty Of Work To Do The Massive Ship Was Carrying Thousands Of Passengers And Crew Members, Each With Their Own Experiences On Board, And The Various Amenities Offered Among The Different Classes Of Passengers Ensured That Life On Some Decks Of The Ship Was Quite Different Than Life On Others Much Has Been Made Through The Years About The Failures Of Those Designing The Titanic To Take Proper Safety Precautions, And How These Failings Led To The Disaster And Huge Loss Of Life In Fact, The Number Of Lives Lost Was So Great That It Can Be Hard To Believe That The Death Toll Might Have Been Higher Nonetheless, It's True That Many More Would Have Died Without The Courageous Efforts Of Those On The Ships Who Responded To The Titanic's Distress Calls And Sailed Through The Same Dangerous Conditions That Brought Down The Unsinkable Ship Itself Rescuing The Survivors Of The Rms Titanic Chronicles The Rescue And Recovery Efforts Made By Several Ships To Save The Titanic's Remaining Survivors And The Completion Of Their Trip To New York Along With Pictures Of Important People, Places, And Events, You Will Learn About The Recovery Efforts Like Never Before, In No Time At All Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-09-10Weight:0.18 lbsDimensions:0.11'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:52Language:English

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