The Titanic, Wyn Craig Wade
The Titanic, Wyn Craig Wade
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The Titanic
Disaster of the Century

Author: Wyn Craig Wade

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 14 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/01/2012


Synopsis

In this centennial edition of the definitive book on the Titanic, new findings and interviews shed light on the world's most famous marine disaster for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking.On
that fatal night in 1912 the world's largest moving object disappeared
beneath the waters of the North Atlantic in less than three hours. Why
was the ship sailing through waters well known to be a "mass of floating
ice"? Why were there too few lifeboats? Why were a third of the
survivors crew members? Based on the sensational evidence of the U.S.
Senate hearings, eyewitness accounts, and the results of the 1985 Woods
Hole expedition that photographed the ship, this electrifying account
vividly re-creates the vessel's last desperate hours afloat and fully
addresses the questions that have continued to haunt the tragedy of the Titanic.

About Wyn Craig Wade

Wyn Craig Wade (1944-2006) was a clinical psychologist by training, specializing in family and adolescent counseling and neuropsychosis. He held degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin, and pursued postgraduate work at Michigan State University. He is also the author of The Titanic: End of a Dream and The Fiery Cross: The Ku Klux Klan in America.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trevor on July 01, 2023

A very thorough and comprehensive look at the birth of the White Star Line, the sinking of The Titanic, the subsequent U.S. Senate investigation hearings, and the complicated and corrupt politics surrounding it all. Wyn Craig Wade knows that we know the basic outline of The Titanic and what happened,......more

Goodreads review by Kaley on April 18, 2023

This started off really slow and seemed too factual for me to enjoy but it really picked up later. It focuses very heavily on the senate hearings post sinking. So if you’re looking for a book chronicling the event from start to finish in a linear fashion, this ain’t for you. The author does cover ma......more

Goodreads review by Debra on May 08, 2015

The classic study of the Titanic disaster and the hearings that took place in the United States following the tremendous loss of life. Highly recommended to those interested in studying what happened, and why.......more

Goodreads review by Nihilistic Librarian on October 23, 2019

In my semi-unhealthy binge into maritime disaster books, I was saving the Titanic for last. After all the books I've read covering shipwrecks I have come across the most horrific, stomach churning, "well I'm never setting foot in a boat of any kind ever again" scenes. Stranded sailors being eaten by......more