Titanic 1912: The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic
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Titanic 1912: The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic
The original facts and details of the Titanic disaster from the newspapers of the world bring forward the story in a vivid and striking way! Join the news stories in action as the first reports told of the RMS Titanic being towed to Halifax and all the passengers saved in erroneous first reports. Learn how the survivors were saved and about the heroes of the night who sacrificed their own lives so that others may live. The story of the heroes and the wonderful new wireless device that was so critical in saving lives as well as startling new details of a fire on board the Titanic which had been burning since the ship left port in Southampton. These details and others were on the front pages of great newspapers beginning hours after the ship sank. The U.S. Senate convened a hearing three days following the plunge to the ocean floor by the greatest ship ever built to that day. Why did Capt. Smith ignore warnings of ice fields ahead? Why were there only enough lifeboats for one-third of the passengers? Was the ship speeding? See the best photos and graphics that survive from the original coverage in this great book AND in the paperback version now available on Amazon. This book on Kindle by a 21st century reporter looking back at the most significant disaster to that day in the 20th century will help you separate the facts from the fiction.
