Titanic: True Stories of her Passengers, Crew and Legacy

This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the world's most famous ship – TITANIC. Her story is one of all those bound together on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists, honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers, aristocrats, millionaires, children, crew and emigrants looking for a better life. This book tells of their lives, and shines the spotlight on:

- Some of the great ship's surprising treasures - Her fêted voyage from Belfast's

Harland & Wolff shipyard - The fascinating museums devoted to her memory, including Titanic Belfast - The iconic music and movies - Her winged and four-legged passengers - The sister ships of Olympic and Britannic - Tales of heroism - Theories surrounding Titanic's fatal collision - The lifeboats and just how close the SS Californian was on that tragic night - How Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the inquiries viewed events These stories and much more lie inside.

© 2018 The O'Brien Press (Ebook): 9781788490382

Release date

Ebook: 2 April 2018