Titanic: True Stories of her Passengers, Crew and Legacy

This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the world’s most famous ship - TITANIC. Her story is one of all those bound together on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists, honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers, aristocrats, millionaires, children, crew and emigrants looking for a better life. This book tells of their lives, and shines the spotlight on: Some of the great ship’s surprising treasuresHer feted voyage from Belfast’s Harland & Wolff shipyardThe fascinating museums devoted to her memory, including Titanic BelfastThe iconic music and moviesHer winged and four-legged passengersThe sister ships of Olympic and BritannicTales of heroismTheories surrounding Titanic’s fatal collisionThe lifeboats and just how close the SS Californian was on that tragic nightHow Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and the inquiries viewed events These stories and much more lie inside.