Originally published in 1912, <I>The Sinking of the Titanic<\/I> was an instant bestseller and remains an important account of the most famous marine disaster in history. Based on the personal testimony of Titanic survivors, this book tells in remarkable detail the complete history of Titanic\u2014from the vessel\u2019s construction to departure from Southampton, to the collision, ensuing panic, and ultimate sinking. The chronicle includes first-hand accounts of many of the survivors, and concludes with the efforts in New York and Halifax to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
\nIllustrated throughout, this reprint contains the original drawings and photos of the \u201cGreat Ship\u201d and some of its passengers\u2014both those who survived to tell their remarkable tales, and those who perished on that fateful April night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Originally published in 1912, <I>The Sinking of the Titanic<\/I> was an instant bestseller and remains an important account of the most famous marine disaster in history. Based on the personal testimony of Titanic survivors, this book tells in remarkable detail the complete history of Titanic\u2014from the vessel\u2019s construction to departure from Southampton, to the collision, ensuing panic, and ultimate sinking. The chronicle includes first-hand accounts of many of the survivors, and concludes with the efforts in New York and Halifax to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
\nIllustrated throughout, this reprint contains the original drawings and photos of the \u201cGreat Ship\u201d and some of its passengers\u2014both those who survived to tell their remarkable tales, and those who perished on that fateful April night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":55588,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[12776],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63233","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"product_language-eng-fr","6":"product_subjects-history-fr","7":"product_subjects-canada-fr","8":"product_subjects-post-confederation-1867-fr","9":"product_reading_range-17-fr","10":"product_reading_range-18-fr","11":"product_reading_range-16-fr","12":"product_interest_range-16-fr","13":"product_interest_range-17-fr","14":"product_interest_range-18-fr","15":"product_grade_range-tenth-grade-fr","16":"product_grade_range-eleventh-grade-fr","17":"product_grade_range-twelfth-grade-fr","18":"product_curriculumsubject-english-curriculum-subjects-fr","19":"product_provincial_focus-n-e","20":"product_edi_priority_areas-situation-socioeconomique","21":"biblio_share_tag-history-canada-post-confederation-1867-fr","22":"product_cat-abc-fr-2","23":"product_shipping_class-abc-test-fr","24":"entry","26":"first","27":"instock","28":"taxable","29":"shipping-taxable","30":"purchasable","31":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n