The Titanic For Dummies
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基本信息出版社:For Dummies; 1 (2012年2月1日)丛书名:For Dummies (History, Biography & Politics平装:336页正文语种:英语ISBN:1118177665条形码:9781118177662商品尺寸:18.8 x 1.9 x 23.6 cm商品重量:354 gASIN:1118177665商品描述内容简介The Titanic For Dummiespaints 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).目录Introduction 1Part I: The Titanic: A Century of Legend 7Chapter 1: Why theTitanicEndures 9Chapter 2: Building the Ship of Dreams 19Chapter 3: From Royalty to Rats: Who Sailed on theTitanic33Chapter 4: Life Onboard: From Breakfast and Lunch to Steerage and Bunks 55Part II: Tragedy at Sea: The Titanic Sinks on Its Maiden Voyage 71Chapter 5: Four Days of Smooth Sailing 73Chapter 6: The Collision and Sinking 83Chapter 7: Surviving the Sinking of theTitanic99Chapter 8: “I Was There”: Firsthand Accounts of the Sinking 121Chapter 9: How the World Learned about theTitanic’s Loss 149Chapter 10: Investigating theTitanic’s Demise 163Part III: Exploring Enduring Titanic Mysteries 187Chapter 11: Doomed from the Start? Studying What Went Wrong 189Chapter 12: Lingering Questions about theTitanic’s Final Hours 201Chapter 13: Foreshadowing the Tragedy? The 1898 NovellaThe Wreck of the Titan213Part IV: The Quest to Recover the Titanic 219Chapter 14: Looking at Early Attempts to Raise theTitanic221Chapter 15: The Quest of the Century: The 1985 Discovery of the Wreck 233Part V: The Titanic in Popular Culture 247Chapter 16: Salvaging theTitanicand Its Artifacts 249Chapter 17: Presenting theTitanicStory on Screen and on Stage 265Part VI: The Part of Tens 275Chapter 18: Ten FascinatingTitanicArtifacts 277Chapter 19: TenTitanicMyths Debunked 285Chapter 20: Ten Terrifi cTitanicDocumentaries 293Appendix: A Titanic Timeline 301Index 309
