
[Read by Fred Williams]The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the ''unsinkable'' Titanic. -- The ''unsinkable'' Titanic was four city blocks long, with a French ''sidewalk café,'' private promenade decks, and the latest, most ingenious safety devices... but only twenty lifeboats for the 2,207 passengers and crew on board. -- Gliding through a calm sea, disdainful of all obstacles, the Titanic brushed an iceberg. Two hours and forty minutes later, she upended and sank. Only 705 survivors were picked up from the half-filled boats of ''the ship that God himself couldn't sink.'' -- Walter Lord's classic minute-by-minute re-creation is as vivid now as it was upon first publication fifty years ago. From the initial distress flares to the struggles of those left adrift for hours in freezing waters, this audio presentation will bring that moonlit night in 1912 to life for a new generation of readers.
This work investigates the minute-by-minute sequence of events surrounding the sinking of the RMS Titanic to determine how a vessel deemed unsinkable succumbed to a collision with an iceberg. Walter Lord, a meticulous researcher, synthesizes hundreds of interviews with survivors to construct a comprehensive timeline of the disaster. The book argues that the tragedy was the result of a combination of technological hubris, inadequate safety regulations, and human error during the evacuation process.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts and historians widely regard this work as the definitive account of the Titanic disaster due to its reliance on primary source interviews. Readers frequently note the accessible yet detailed prose that maintains a high level of historical accuracy throughout the narrative.
Page Count:
187
Publication Date:
1981-01-01
Publisher:
Penguin books
ISBN-10:
0140055789
ISBN-13:
9780140055788
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