The Truth About the Titanic : A Survivor's Story (Paperback)

from cdeuker

An interesting, if somewhat tedious, account of the sinking of the Titanic. Two things stand out: 1) the calm with which the overwhelming majority of the men faced death. 2) the amazing lack of preparedness. Also interesting is the author's conclusions regarding failings and mistakes. In our era,...

from sly_wit

Bought this in London soon after the movie came out. It's an incredible story and provides great context for the movie.

from Remy_Ferrell

This nonfiction book is told by Colonel Archibald Gracie who survived the sinking of the Titanic. The book is told in rich detail and will make the reader be both scared and tense from beginning to end. For those who enjoy reading Titanic books, don't miss your opportunity with this true event.

from Maydacat

This personal account from a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic was first published in 1913. More than 100 years later, it still is a chilling account of all that happened on that fateful night. Archibald Gracie recalls what he and others experienced that night in a chilling narrative. He tal...

from john257hopper

I have read a number of books about the Titanic recently and this is one of the famous survivor accounts by Colonel Archibald Gracie. He barely survived after being washed into the sea near the very end as he and others were trying to launch one of the collapsible lifeboats, swam up again and sur...