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The Titanic For Dummies paints the whole picture of the most famous maritime disaster. It examines the building of the ship, life onboard during its maiden voyage, tragic decisions made that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and the many controversies that have emerged in the century since the sinking. Information includes: * Theories behind the reason for the sinking (does the blame lie with the watertight doors, bad rivets, or crew negligence?), and when and where the ship split in two. * A detailed look at how the lack of lifeboats and the chaos that resulted in lifeboats launching before they reached capacity resulted in lives lost. * A Titanic Who s Who identifying notable passengers, including those who were famous before the tragedy and those who gained fame because of it. * Current thinking about reports of shots being fired onboard, the details of Captain Smith s death, Murdoch s possible suicide, and the band s last song. * Findings from the Titanic hearings on both sides of the Atlantic.* A recounting of Robert Ballard s discovery of the wreck in 1985 and the ongoing debate over whether to salvage the wreck or let the ship remain as a memorial to those who perished. * A glimpse of the most fascinating artifacts salvaged from the wreckage. * The Titanic in pop culture: from Broadway to one of the most highest grossing movies in history (being re-released in 3D in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary).
Contents
Introduction 1
Part I
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
