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Part I: The Titanic: A Century of Legend 7
Chapter 1: Why the Titanic Endures 9
Chapter 2: Building the Ship of Dreams 19
Chapter 3: From Royalty to Rats: Who Sailed on the Titanic 33
Chapter 4: Life Onboard: From Breakfast and Lunch to Steerage and Bunks 55
Part II: Tragedy at Sea: The Titanic Sinks on Its Maiden Voyage 71
Chapter 5: Four Days of Smooth Sailing 73
Chapter 6: The Collision and Sinking 83
Chapter 7: Surviving the Sinking of the Titanic 99
Chapter 8: “I Was There”: Firsthand Accounts of the Sinking 121
Chapter 9: How the World Learned about the Titanic’s Loss 149
Chapter 10: Investigating the Titanic’s Demise 163
Part III: Exploring Enduring Titanic Mysteries 187
Chapter 11: Doomed from the Start? Studying What Went Wrong 189
Chapter 12: Lingering Questions about the Titanic’s Final Hours 201
Chapter 13: Foreshadowing the Tragedy? The 1898 Novella The Wreck of the Titan 213
Part IV: The Quest to Recover the Titanic 219
Chapter 14: Looking at Early Attempts to Raise the Titanic 221
Chapter 15: The Quest of the Century: The 1985 Discovery of the Wreck 233
Part V: The Titanic in Popular Culture 247
Chapter 16: Salvaging the Titanic and Its Artifacts 249
Chapter 17: Presenting the Titanic Story on Screen and on Stage 265
Part VI: The Part of Tens 275
Chapter 18: Ten Fascinating Titanic Artifacts 277
Chapter 19: Ten Titanic Myths Debunked 285
Chapter 20: Ten Terrifi c Titanic Documentaries 293
Appendix: A Titanic Timeline 301
Index 309
With the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking looming (April 14-15, 2012), there will, no doubt, be a myriad of books published to commemorate the event. The popular “Dummies” series, which has published books on such varied topics as meditation to stock investing, has jumped into the fray with their offering, The Titanic for Dummies. For those intrigued by the legend that is the Titanic, this is one book that will put everything neatly together in an interesting and educational package. The Titanic for Dummies is broken up into six parts - A Century of Legend, The Titanic Sinks on its Maiden Voyage, Exploring Enduring Titanic Mysteries, The Quest to Recover the Titanic, The Titanic in Popular Culture, The Part of Tens (short chapters with top tens lists). The chapters within each part examine just about everything you could think of related to the giant ship from what passengers ate, how they entertained themselves, the sinking, the investigations (including testimony), and even debunking myths. While there are not many photos in this book, that’s truly the only thing I would change. The book was well written and for anybody interested in the topic, it will prove fascinating. The sections with background on passengers and their fates, as well as survivors’ accounts, lend a realism that proves quite haunting. The history of the Titanic isn’t simply a history of a ship sinking, but of lives lost, families torn apart, and the aftermath of what surviving such a horrible night had on so many people. Quill says: Author Stephen Spignesi is to be commended for putting together such a complete, fascinating, insightful book that examines every facet of the Titanic.
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Posted January 21, 2013
The titanic museum in pigeon forge tennesse has a lot of facts too there is also a big book of facts about titanic it is really neat.
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Posted October 6, 2012
This id the best book ever.i give it b14,890,763
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Posted May 15, 2012
Gives just about every detail and tid-bit of information that you could possibly need or want! very interesting!
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Posted January 12, 2012
Gummibears!!!!!!!
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