The Story of the Titanic as Told by Its Survivors

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Summary: After seeing 'Titanic' read it!! From those who survived
Review: "Story of the Titanic as told by its Survivors" recreates that fateful night of april 14/15, 1912 with chilling detail. It is one of the most accurate accounts of the Titanic's collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and its subsequent foundering. The book is a collection of stories told from the perspective of second class passenger Lawrence Beesly, first class passenger Col. Archibold Gracie, Second Officer Charles Lightoller, and Junior Marconi Operator Harold Bride respectively. Each telling the tale of the foundering of the great ship from his own experience during the hours of 11:20pm April 14 to 8:30am April 15, 1912. After seeing the James Cameron film 'Titanic' I read this book and found that Cameron had recreated the tragedy to the tee. Although Lightoller and Gracie adamently claim the ship went down intact!

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Summary: After seeing 'Titanic' read it!! From those who survived
Review: "Story of the Titanic as told by its Survivors" recreates that fateful night of april 14/15, 1912 with chilling detail. It is one of the most accurate accounts of the Titanic's collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and its subsequent foundering. The book is a collection of stories told from the perspective of second class passenger Lawrence Beesly, first class passenger Col. Archibold Gracie, Second Officer Charles Lightoller, and Junior Marconi Operator Harold Bride respectively. Each telling the tale of the foundering of the great ship from his own experience during the hours of 11:20pm April 14 to 8:30am April 15, 1912. After seeing the James Cameron film 'Titanic' I read this book and found that Cameron had recreated the tragedy to the tee. Although Lightoller and Gracie adamently claim the ship went down intact!

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Summary: There can be no better work on the Titanic tragedy.
Review: Beesly, Gracie, Lightoller, and Bride have given us the invaluable and passionate perspective only survivors can share. While they can be faulted on some counts, their stories are incredibly poignant and instructive for us even today. Thank you for offering this collection. The perfect companion to the recent film, the reader is effortlessly transported back to 1912, and glimpses a reality most of us shall thankfully never know. A 'must read', if you want to better understand the reality of this event.

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Summary: A wonderful remembrance of not such a wonderful thing
Review: But definitely worth reading if you want to learn more about the Titanic and how the survivors felt.

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Summary: couldn't put it down
Review: i loved having the perspective of people in several different situations. i felt i was there with them. what one of them doesn't experience and describe, one of the others will. a total coverage for anyone who is curious about the viewpoints of the people who lived through the disaster.

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Summary: G-R-E-A-T!!
Review: I thought that this book was very good. It was the first book about the Titanic that i could actually read and understand(not to mention stay awake). It was exactly what it was exactly what I was looking for...survivor stories! I really enjoyed this book and I would recomend it to anyone who is interested in the "Titanic".

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Summary: Good account from survivors
Review: I thought this book was good, as far as giving survivor's account of the sinking in their own words. The four different survivors each had their own story to tell. It is interesting to compare what they say to other Titanic accounts, especially if you have seen the movie - how accurate some of James Cameron's storylines are.

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Summary: Stunning - Brings the Tragedy Into Perspective
Review: I was not prepared for the poignancy and vivid details that the survivors provided. I, too, am convinced that James Cameron did a thorough job in researching his topic before the movie. Every book I read, while it repeats some of the known details provides new insights from new perspectives. The compilation of the four survivors has had me on the edge of my seat in realizing how utterly calm the passengers were and how much times have changed. Anyone interested in continuing their reading on the many faces of Titanic should not skip this one.

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Summary: Interesting, but long and drawn out
Review: I'm very interested in the Titanic, and have read several books about the events surronding this disaster. This book was interesting, but very very long and drawn out. Sometimes I was so bored reading it that I fell asleep. Particulary, I didn't care to know what every single person inside of every single lifeboat did, said, didn't do or didn't say, etc. But, like I said before, there was some interesting info. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone nor will I ever read it again.

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Summary: riveting, but sometimes hard to read
Review: Overall, this book was virtually impossible to put down. To hear the story of the Titanic as told by some of its survivors, puts you right there in the water with them. There are only two drawbacks to this book. The first one is that the English written in 1912's vernacular is sometimes a bit cumbersome. The second one is that Archibald Gracie's book, while interesting, sometimes gets bogged down in details. However, despite some minor drawbacks for the 90's reader, I would recommend this book for anyone with even a slight interest in the story of the Titanic beyond what we got to see in James Cameron's movie.