Down with the old canoe: a cultural history of the Titanic disaster, with a new afterword 9780393340808, 0393340805

Nature jeers at our folly -- April 1912 -- The rule of the sea and land -- Mammon -- A noble structure of enduring stone

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English Pages vii, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm Year 2012

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Down with the old canoe: a cultural history of the Titanic disaster, with a new afterword
9780393340808, 0393340805

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Steven

Table of contents :
Nature jeers at our folly --
April 1912 --
The rule of the sea and land --
Mammon --
A noble structure of enduring stone --
Unknown and unsung --
A night to remember --
Enthusiasts --
Mission to destiny --
Titanic mania.

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