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On April 15, 1912, the HMS Titanic sank, killing 1,517 people and leaving the rest clinging to debris in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic awaiting rescue. Here, historian Nick Barratt tells the ship’s full story, starting from its original conception and design by owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through its construction at the shipyards in Belfast. Lost Voices From the Titanic offers tales of incredible folly and unimaginable courage—the aspirations of the owners, the efforts of the crew, and of course, the eyewitness accounts from those lucky enough to survive.
In narrating the definitive history of the famous ship, Barratt draws from never before seen archive material and eyewitness accounts by participants at every stage of the Titanic’s life. These long-lost voices bring new life to those heartbreaking moments on the fateful Sunday night when families were torn apart and the legend of the Titanic was cemented in our collective imagination.
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Posted August 18, 2011
It is one if the best books I've ever read!!!! Knowing how thr Titanic was built is facinating and hearing hiw people survived tge Titanic was so cool!!!!! Even though it is on the high price shelf you should by it.........NOW!!!!!!!!!!:D
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Posted May 5, 2010
Overall, the author provides a good summary of the history of the Titanic and its aftermath. While serious Titanic fans will find little new here--most of the information provided is available elsewhere--the book will provide a well-written, highly readable account for the novice and a useful compendium for those already acquainted with the story. It strikes this reviewer as bizarre that the author's otherwise thorough research did not disabuse him of the notion that bodies are waiting to be found at the site of the wreck, as he mentions at least twice that "as yet" none have been found.
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Posted September 24, 2012
I have always been interested in the story and histroy of the Titanic and have read MANY books about the tragedy. This book is interesting because it is written from survivors of the sinking and continues after the fateful night. If you would like to read morwe than the story of the sinking, this is a book I'd recommend.
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Posted July 3, 2012
Since I left school I haven't been doing too much educational reading. For the most part it has been books that I just want to read for fun and don't really have any kind of educational aspect to them (other than new vocab). So I decided I needed some schooling so I went for this book. It reminded me how much I don't miss reading for interpretation and for meaning.
This book did a great job of pointing out all of the instances of gross negligence that occurred on board the Titanic. For starters, not enough life boats which was a purely aesthetic call, rather than worry about saving lives, they wanted to make room for the second class passengers to stroll the deck. Hindsight tells me that the 59% of them that died would have preferred the lifeboat. Second! Those lifeboats didn't have everything they needed on them (like food and water) and some of them were not even close to capacity. 12 people were on lifeboat 1 (7 crew, 3 men, 2 women), that boat was meant to hold 45 people. Some boats that had space they refused to let people on.
The saddest instance was a newlywed couple who were separated even though there was space on her lifeboat for her husband and the teenage boy that the crewman threatened to shoot. There were so many things that I didn't realize happened when it came to the Titanic. Hollywood fills you with this idea that is what happened and it turns out that was wrong.
There was no chaos to get onto the lifeboats until it was almost too late. People assumed that they would be safer on the ship and not the lifeboats. I also never knew that the United States and Great Britain launched inquires and committees into finding out what happened that night. (Add that to the list of things they don't teach you in history class) What I also found interesting was that while the Captain and the designer of the ship went down with it, Mr. Bruce Imay, the owner of the White Star Liner Company, was in one of the lifeboats while women froze to death with their babies led close in their arms. Not only did this disgust me, but it also reminded me of the recent Costal Concordia accident.
Although Barratt does a lot of reiterating of the same facts through the whole book (not enough life boats, Ismay survived, Smith ignored warnings) I think overall he did a good job. He provided a lot of primary sources like letters and telegrams which help to make the tragedy seem more real. It was terrible, everything that happened that night including the neglect of a nearby ship to come and save the Titanic, but it is also important to learn from our mistakes which the Senate Committee ensured would happen.
It is a little slow to start, but any history buff would enjoy it.
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Posted April 15, 2012
Good book
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Overview
On April 15, 1912, the HMS Titanic sank, killing 1,517 people and leaving the rest clinging to debris in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic awaiting rescue. Here, historian Nick Barratt tells the ship’s full story, starting from its original conception and design by owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through its construction at the shipyards in Belfast. Lost Voices From the Titanic offers tales of incredible folly and unimaginable courage—the aspirations of the ...