Voyagers of the Titanic : Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came from

from knightlight777

Much has obviously written about the Titanic disaster and over the centuries many more people were killed in such, top of the list being Twin Towers, but few rise to the magnitude of shock and anguish in our collective memories a century later. Davenport-Hines delivers as an accomplished research...

from ElizabethChapman

There are already a boatload of books about the Titanic disaster, and even more coming out as the 100th anniversary of the sinking arrives. In such a jumble it's difficult to know which one or two to read and which to let pass. I've read many books on the Titanic (although certainly not all!) and...

from IsolaBlue

The extent to which one enjoys this book may have to do with how widely one has read about the Titanic disaster. For those who have long been fascinated by this terrible tragedy, there will not be a great deal of new information in Davenport-Hines' book. Those new to the world of maritime history...

from NewsieQ

A friend's grandfather was on the Titanic when it sank in April 1912. He had traveled from northern Illinois back to England when his father died. Although he had planned to return to America in March 1912, he delayed his return trip so he could be on the Titanic's maiden voyage. He traveled in t...

from brenzi

What a timely read! On exactly the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I was deep in the middle of the narrative of a new book on the subject. Admittedly, I haven't read any other books on the subject but certainly I know the gist of the story. Who doesn't? Yet this book read like a ...