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Rated 5 starsThree Not To Be Missed Survivor Stories Of The Titanic
Three very DIFFERENT men who faced the greatest challenge of their lives and succeeded tell in their own words how they did it. Anyone who has any interest in the Titanic should NOT miss reading this gripping book. We, the readers, are fortunate to be able to see, through their own words, their harrowing experience and pass it along to us who are safely at home. There are many other books of survivor stories, but this one...
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Rated 5 starsA very thrilling book either real testimonies!
I was very curious about knowing what the only officer surviving said about what happened! It is also important to read the testimonies of people who were there!
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Rated 5 starsIncredible
How amazing it is to read the stories of these survivors and of the courage everyone had aboard the Titanic to remain calm. this truly is a book that need to be put on anybody shelf whose fascinated by the Titanic. Each account is unique and gives a different angle on the ships sinking and a sober reminder that greed can make people careless.
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Rated 5 starsunsurpassed
"That cold green water, crawling its ghostly way up the staircase, was a sight that stamped itself indelibly in my memory. Step, by step, it made its way up, covering the electric lights, which for a short time shone under the suface with a horribly weird effect." This, tetsimony from an officer of the ship, named Lightoller, matches any description for effect that any fiction writer could create. It is the fact that this...
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Rated 5 starsShows the Value of Eyewitness Accounts
This Titanic book is different from most others in being told entirely from the perspective of survivors. Two of the surviving passengers and crew tell of the ship's last hours. The first story is told by passenger Lawrence Beesley, a science prof. on his way to America. His account details the trip from Southhampton to New York. Beesley was a level headed individual who tells the story in an almost detached fashion,...
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