Titanic, A Very Peculiar History电子书

Cover

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

Dedication

A Very Peculiar History

Quotes

Sent to Davy Jones’s Locker

Introduction

A perilous journey

The ‘bowl of tears’

Bigger, faster, grander

CHAPTER ONE: A floating marvel

The White Star Line

What’s in a name?

Ready, steady, spend!

Dockyard dangers

The launch

They just shoves ’er in

The floating giant

Titanic’s rudder and propellers

Fitting out

The ‘Millionaire’s Special’

A titan of technology

Those missing lifeboats

A safe pair of hands

Safe and seaworthy

Now for the science bit!

An unfortunate precedent

There may be trouble ahead

CHAPTER TWO: All aboard!

Unsolicited testimonials

Pride before a fall

Careful what you wish for

Cargo and provisions

Embarkation

The crew

The officers

Sailing day!

The passengers

A ruff crossing?

CHAPTER THREE: The maiden voyage

Just-missed-it club

A voyage to remember

The rich and famous

Death appears!

Caught on camera

Fun for all

Bad vibes

Evil omens

CHAPTER FOUR: Iceberg, dead ahead!

You have been warned!

The last supper

The wireless wonder

The iceberg

Telltale signs

A wall of water

Mail room

Calls for help

Save Our Souls?

The doubters

Abandon ship!

The band played on

The good, the bad and the ugly

What would you take?

Saved by a miracle

In cold blood?

A dignified end

CHAPTER FIVE: The town that sank

The mystery ship

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Help comes at last

Read all about it!

Home

Recovering the dead

What happened to the missing bodies?

The unknown

Aftermath and inquiry

Safely does it

Remembering the heroes…

…and the victims

Whodunnit?

Tight-fisted

Goldmine or graveyard?

A secret mission

What happened to the survivors?

Ten Titanic myths

Titanic tourist sites

Titanic on film and stage

A Titanic recipe

Titanic tunes

Glossary

Titanic Timeline

End matter

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