The Titanic for dummies -

Spignesi

For Dummies

2012

336 páginas

11h 12m

ISBN-10: 1118177665

From the Back Cover;
An all-encompassing exploration of the Titanic.
Are you fascinated by the Titanic? The Titanic For Dummies covers every aspect of the subject, including how she was built, what life was like onboard during her maiden voyage, tragic decisions made on that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and all of the controversies surrounding one of the worst maritime disasters of all time.

The faces behind the legend – meet the larger-than-life people who deisgned, sailed on, crewed, and survived the Titanic sinking.
Tragedy at seas – find out what happened on the night and early morning of April 14-15, 1912, when the Titanic sand and those lucky enough to find a place on a lifeboat waited to be rescued.
Enduring Titanic mysteries – investigate different theories as to what caused the Titanic's demise and find out why the tragedy has kept conspiracy theorists busy for a century.
An ongoing quest for recovery – explore what it took to find the Titanic wreckage and why efforts to retrieve the ship's artifacts are such a source of controversy.

Open the book and find:
Why the Titanic has captured the public's imagination
How the ship came to be financed, built, and launched
What it was like to be a passenger, of every class
Firsthand accounts of the terrible night
The rescue efforts and the search for survivors
Some of the first newspaper accounts of the tragedy
Amazing artifacts salvaged from the ship's debris

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Para aqueles que nada sabem sobre os fatos e os mitos envolvendo o naufrágio do famoso navio inglês, este livro é "uma mão na roda". Ele apresenta fatos, puros e simples sobre o navio (desde a construção até o desastre) e, também, nos informa sobre as lendas envolvendo o grande vapor. Algumas das lendas o autor nos fala sobre de onde poderia ter surgido, outras ele não consegue entender como apareceram.
De qualquer forma, é uma leitura informativa. E, para mim, ela serviu de ponto de partida para a leitura de alguns romances que se passam no malfadado navio.