The Loss of the Titanic: Written by One of the Survivors
- ISBN-10
- 1775416828
- ISBN-13
- 9781775416821
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-12-01
- Publisher
- The Floating Press
- Author
- Lawrence Beesley
Description
Learn more about the disaster that befell the Titanic and caused the untimely deaths of 1,517 passengers in this gripping first-hand account from survivor Lawrence Beesley. Originally published a mere nine weeks after one of the most profound maritime disasters in human history, The Loss of the Titanic shed new light on the tragedy and leveled troubling charges of classism against some of the rescuers.
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Other editions
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- 2012-04-15
- 84 pages
- Paperback
- The Stationery Office
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- 2011-11-15
- 190 pages
- Ebook
- Amberley Publishing Limited
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