The Titanic disaster hearings : the official transcripts of the 1912 Senate investigation /
Merely a day after Titanic survivors arrived in port in New York City, a United States Senate committee began an investigation into the wreck of the great "unsinkable" ship. For the first time in book form, here is the dramatic testimony of crew and passengers from all walks of life, as th...
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| Language: | English |
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[1998]
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| Summary: | Merely a day after Titanic survivors arrived in port in New York City, a United States Senate committee began an investigation into the wreck of the great "unsinkable" ship. For the first time in book form, here is the dramatic testimony of crew and passengers from all walks of life, as they recall the sights and sounds of the night of April 14, 1912. From the manners of the day to the conduct fo those boarding the lifeboats, from acts of kindness to palpable greed, here is an unforgettable portrait of human nature in the face of the "Titanic" tragedy, in the words of the men and women who survived ... |
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| Item Description: | "Here, for the first time, the more than 1,100 pages of testimony and evidence, along with the Senate inquiry's conclusions, are extensively excerpted in book form."--Page xiv. William Alden Smith, chairman of the committee. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 571 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 0671025538 9780671025533 156865748X 9781568657486 |