Rushed into print within weeks of the disaster in April 1912, this volume gathers survivors’ stories, accounts of the lifeboats and collapsibles, the rescue by the Carpathia, portraits of notable victims such as Major Archie Butt, memorial services and hymns, and a survey of great marine disasters from 1866 to 1911. Its tone is that of a nation in fresh grief.
A primary document of how the world first learned of and mourned the Titanic, prized by students of the disaster. Download the free EPUB.