A graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 soulsWith newly commissioned artwork, Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic is a deluxe reproduction of the 1912 memorial edition edited by the great descriptive writer Marshall Everett and published immediately after the event occurred. This collectible volume gives a sobering account of the disaster, detailing exciting escapes from death and acts of heroism not equaled in ancient or modern times.

Klappentext

A gorgeously produced rediscovered classic, Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic revives 1912's most exciting and sensational report of the doomed ship's catastrophic voyage, first published mere months after the Titanic met her fate: "A graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls.... Exciting escapes from death and acts of heroism not equaled in ancient or modern times, as told by the survivors, and includes the history of icebergs, the terror of the seas, wireless telegraphy, and modern shipbuilding!” Stunningly designed to convey the rich look and feel of the original 1912 publication, with a worn cloth cover, hand-tinted maps, and gold foil-stamped pages, this rare treasure is a must-have for any Titanic fan.



Zusammenfassung
A gorgeously produced rediscovered classic, Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic revives 1912s most exciting and sensational report of the doomed ships catastrophic voyage, first published mere months after the Titanic met her fate: A graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls. Exciting escapes from death and acts of heroism not equaled in ancient or modern times, as told by the survivors, and includes the history of icebergs, the terror of the seas, wireless telegraphy, and modern shipbuilding! Stunningly designed to convey the rich look and feel of the original 1912 publication, with a worn cloth cover, hand-tinted maps, and gold foil-stamped pages, this rare treasure is a must-have for any Titanic fan.
Titel
The Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic
Untertitel
The Ocean's Greatest Disaster
EAN
9780062067418
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
17.01.2024
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Anzahl Seiten
283
Features
Unterstützte Lesegerätegruppen: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet